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White House Dinner Sparks Mrs B and Senate Headlines
Correspondence reports Mrs Senator B receiving a White House dinner invitation from President Roosevelt. She fears etiquette, is seated to the President’s right, and endures a memorable evening before the red room reception. Senate mortality rises as seven members die in nine months, reshaping seating in the rear row and prompting jokes about a White House barber vacancy coming July 1.
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Washington D. C
Washington
Senator B
White House
United States
Roosevelt
White’ ‘House
Mrs. B
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Cannon
Mrs. Roosevelt
Red Room
Senate
Whyte
Owen
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Bankhead
Hobson
House
Pettus
Alabama
Knights of the Strop
William Dulany
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