Program for State Dinner for President of the Ivory Coast

This is an entertainment program for a State Dinner hosted by President Richard M. Nixon in honor of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny of the Republic of Ivory Coast and his wife, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, on October 9, 1973. After-dinner entertainment was provided in the East Room by jazz musician Billy Taylor. This was the second formal State Visit of President Houphouët-Boigny to the United States. The first occurred in May 1962 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy. 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 for over 250 State Dinners at the White House.