Program for the State Dinner Honoring President Sadat

This is an event program illustrating the entertainment that followed a State Dinner hosted by President Gerald R. Ford in honor of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and his wife, Jehan Sadat, on October 27, 1975. Actress and singer Pearl Bailey performed for guests in the East Room. Bailey was appointed America's "ambassador of love" by President Richard M. Nixon in 1970. She later served as a special advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations during the administrations of Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. This program is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. As executive chef from 1966-1987, Haller oversaw the menus of over 250 State Dinners at the White House.