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Understanding 9/11tv First Lady Previews State Dinner Honoring Kenya CSPAN May 23, 2024 12:49am-1:01am EDT
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trial, and immigration.then ther talks about kenyan president's visit to the u.s. this week and the state of u.s.-africa bera, a member of the foreign affairs and intelligence committee, on the israel-hamas conflict, immigration, and congressional news of dawashing. during the conversationiv at 7:00 eastern thursday morning on c-span, c-span now, or c-span.org. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. ded by these television companies on more, including mediacom. we believe whether you live here or right here, or way out in the middle of anye, should have access to fast, reliable internet.
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that is why [in>> mediacom suppa publ service, along with these other television providers, giving y front row seat to democracy. >> first lady jill biden and white house staff previewed the upcoming state dinner in honor of kenyan president william ruto. the theme is candlelight dinner under the stars and will feature a performance by country music star brad paisley. this will be the sixth state dinner the biden presidency. dr. biden: hello,verydy. how quiet. [laughter] tomorrow night, we mark the 60th anniversary of the united ' panership with kenya
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with an elegant dinner under the stars, in a pavilion made almost entirely of glass, looking up at our one sky. while outside, night surrounds us, inside, guests will be of candles, in a space saturated with warm pinks and reds. the night will feature special performances to honor president and first lady ruto's love of amazing howard gospel choir and the incredible brad paisley. as guests leave, their path illuminated by our one moon, i hope they will be filled with that same warmth i felt on my visits to kenya -- that of a friendship that will endure, helping create a shining and prospero
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every deta o dinner has been thoughtfully planned by so manypl across our government. e d i could not have asked for a better team. and, i am once again grateful for bryan rafanelli's brilliance and partnership. finally, to bring some of tomorrow's hospitality to todayj , we will share with all of you a litt t incredible chefs are preparing for the gues you well know chris andnow, plel carlos?ry, carlos elizondo. >>what bette our guests to our nations capital done by highlighting the steadiness of our countries
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night we have created an experience that will feature the beautiful sc monumentew get to enjoy. we will welcome guests with avit to our beautiful white. as the sunsets, guests will enter the transparent pavilion and as night falls, their at turn from the sweeping views outsideer 1000 cs displayed along the view of the washington monument behind the age. dance off the glass walls, w mirror tabletops and gold flatware and plates with golden rims. this design reflects the first
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ladies love of candlelight. the way she likes to make guests feel, as if they are at home even when they are part of a large group. lor runs to each table. roses and orchids representingtt first ladies favorite flowers. a fuchsia carpet helps fill the space th inviting warmth, adding a burst of color throughout. another featured element in the pavilion will be a beautiful hanging centerpiece created from 15,000 pieces of reflective metallic strips that will catch candlelig, showering the room with sparkling goldndht, and mirroring the stars above. celebration, suspended in time and place,î made especially for our guests.
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i want to thank the many teams, especiallym social, and the office of the chief of protocol, along with brian ruff and eliane company, who have worked visit memorable. it is my pleasure to iroce incre susie, who will share with all of you a sample owhat our guests will enjoy, will be enjoying tomorrow evening. ■>> good afternoon, ever excites state dinner. it is the beginning of summer. so for the first course, we
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chose to a chilled tomato soup. basicallmarinated with vidalia wonderful cucumber andonrf white balsamic vinegar. it summer is supposed to be because monday is memorial day so we are welcoming the beginning of summer. it is chilled tomato soup with sourdough crisp and drizzled with olive oil. the olive oil is from california. the tomatoes are from hothouses in ohio. we use a pomd the country. for the main course, poached lobster in butter. marinated and lightly ed. it sits on a blendkalend
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roasted corn and corn purée and roasted turnips, sweet potatoes, we want guests to feel they can have red meat and also seafood but also we hto sure we take care of our guests who vegan's so we also have wonderful dishes for them. >> welcome to all of you. so excitedhaexcited to share wie deserts of the kenyan state dinner, homemade white chocolate ba inside it is nectarine pasteuy and made it into a compost and then we also have a banana ganache top we have fresh raspberries, peaches,
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and then surrounding the white chocolate basket fresh blueberries. in the front weav states flag and kenyan flag and then we also have some leowerane flowers. we are very excitedand excited e here and we look forward to all he guests who will be here to join us. thank you very much. >> 40■?
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this week president biden and hostingady jill biden are dinner ir of kenya's presideniam ruto. ay, we will show highlights from the evening including the president's rival at the north portico, notable guests and president biden's toast to president ruto and his wife. watch thursday night at 11:00 on c-span, or online at c-span.org. ahead of the dinner, you can use our video app or website to watch the guest arrivals and real-time starting at 5 p.m. eastern. >> c-span's capitol hill producer craig kaplan is reporting that the fed has confirmed the 200th during joe
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