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China State Dinners: President and Mrs. Reagan with President Li Xiannian and Madame Lin Jiamei of China

China State Dinners: President and Mrs. Reagan with President Li Xiannian and Madame Lin Jiamei of China

President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan with President Li Xiannian and Madame Lin Jiamei of the Peoples Republic of China on the North Portico before a State Dinner on July 23, 1985. The dress Mrs. Reagan wore, a high-necked, close-fitting dress with deep slits up the side made of red satin with cheongsam brocade, was given as a state gift to the first lady from Madame Lin during the Reagans visit to China in April of 1984.

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July 23, 1985
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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum/NARA