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White House buys new King Charles silver for 130 guests
Frances Lewine reports the White House ordered 3,434 pieces of Gorham King Charles pattern silverware for 130 guests after Mrs Nixon approved last May. Betty Ford's press secretary said the Ford White House paid 21,800 dollars, while curator Conger cited retail costs over 100,600 and wholesale around 48,000, with Gorham covering the rest as a gift to the American people. The silver remains boxed since delivery in mid-September, and the White House previously used 90-seat Minuet flatware for formal dinners. Esther Sorrell, the Vermont Senate’s only woman, serves her second term as a Democrat amid two prior female colleagues.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Pat Nixon
Betty Ford
Gorham Silver Co
Providence
R.I
Ford White House
Clement Conger
Washington Post
Conger
Gorham
Weidenfeld
Nixon
Fords
Ford
Calvin Coolidge
International Silver Co