Collection State Dinners
A State Dinner honoring a visiting head of government or reigning monarch is one of the grandest and most glamorous...
First Lady Nancy Reagan and Frank Sinatra at her "To Love a Child" Event
- Date of Work
- October 19, 1982
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
First Lady Nancy Reagan and Frank Sinatra at her "To Love a Child" Event
First Lady Nancy Reagan sings with Frank Sinatra at her “To Love a Child” event on the South Lawn, October 19, 1982. The event was in honor of foster grandparents, a cause she promoted while she was first lady of California.
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