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Ärende: Press Release (060516a) for Tue, 2006 May 16
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Table Settings and Entertainment at the Official Dinner Honoring the
Honorable John Howard, M.P. Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Howard
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For Immediate Release
Office of the First Lady
May 16, 2006

Table Settings and Entertainment at the Official Dinner Honoring the
Honorable John Howard, M.P. Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Howard


˙˙˙˙˙ Official Visit of the Prime Minister of Australia

Floral Centerpieces
Deep rings of hot pink hydrangea, variegated pink and white floribunda
roses and blush-colored lisianthus surround historic White House silver
candelabra

Candelabra
  ū Set of four, l8l0-l8ll, London, made by Paul Storr, one of the foremost
silversmiths of the Regency period, once belonged to the Dukes of Hamilton.
Gifted to the White House in l963.
  ū Set of eight, l898-l899, Providence, Rhode Island, made by Gorham Mfg. Co.
The United States government purchased these candelabra during the
administration of President William McKinley. President McKinley used these
candelabra for a gala dinner in September l899 for Admiral George Dewey,
hero of the Spanish-American War.

Tablecloths
Pistachio-colored silk dupioni tablecloths

China
Clinton State Service, ivory with a gold trim, was commissioned to
commemorate the 200th anniversary of the White House with designs inspired
by architectural motifs - from the State Dining Room on the dessert and
soup plates to the cream soup cup and saucer.

Entertainment in the East Room
KENNY CHESNEY

For Kenny Chesney, singer, songwriter, and Entertainer of the Year for both
the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, music has
always been the current running through his life. He grew up in Luttrell,
Tennessee, got his first guitar his freshman year in college, and loved
singing for anyone. His break came in 1992 with a publishing offer from
Acuff-Rose, a venerated Nashville publishing company that once signed Hank
Williams.

His 2005 album Be As You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair debuted at #1 on
Billboard's all-genre Top 200 and sold a million copies in just a few
weeks, and his summer concerts have sold over a million tickets during each
of the past three years. He has filled stadiums, sold out Madison Square
Garden, and made his first network special, ABC's "Kenny Chesney: Somewhere
in the Sun."

The country star's last major studio album, When the Sun Goes Down, won the
CMA Album of the Year and like his albums Greatest Hits, and No Shoes, No
Shirts, No Problems has sold over four million. His newest album is The
Road and the Radio.

Mr. Chesney's songs explore emotions and vulnerabilities. He believes that
the enjoyment of life is necessary to balance the sadness. "You have to
maintain your perspective- especially as a songwriter."

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