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Workers carry in the new curtains for the Oval Office, December 20, 2001.
Workers carry in the new curtains for the Oval Office, December 20, 2001.
 
White House Florist Nancy Clarke plucks a red Gerbera Daisy from one of the many bouquets of flowers that will be used as centerpieces for the State Dinner for Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski Wednesday, July 17. Other flowers used in the displays are Red Floribunda roses. Workers carry in the new curtains for the Oval Office, December 20, 2001.
Breaking for a call, Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier prepares dessert, a mango and coconut ice cream dome with peaches, for the state dinner honoring Mexican President Fox, September 5, 2001. White House chefs prepare for the White House Easter Egg Roll by dying thousands of eggs for the young visitors March 29, 2002.
With just minutes to go before hosting her first State Dinner, Laura Bush lights the first candles of the first state dinner, September 5, 2001. While working in the China Room, an artist preserves a bust.

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