1963 Menus

Research by Steven L. Brawley

January 16, 1963: Luncheon for the Prime Minister of Italy

  • Braised Rockfish Daumont
  • Roast Lamb Dauphine
  • String Beans
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Squarin Amina
  • Demi-tasse

January 21, 1963: Dinner for the U.S. Executive and Judicial Branches

  • Sole Veronique
  • Sirloin of Beef St. Florentin
  • Green Beans au Beurre
  • Tomatoes Braise
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Brie Cheese
  • Suprise Dolley Madison

January 23, 1963: Private Dinner (Spanish Ambassador)

  • Mousse de Sole Nouvelle Orleans
  • Selle d’agneau
  • Pommes de Terre Criques
  • Fonds d’artichaut Farcis
  • Salad Verte
  • Crepes Suzette

February 19, 1963: Luncheon for the President of Venezuela

  • Filet de Sole Verdi
  • Piece de Boeuf Rochambeau
  • Petis Pois au Buerre
  • Pommes-Anna
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Fromage Brie
  • Bombe Glacee Jeanneton

February 26, 1963: Luncheon for the Prince of Belgium

  • Bouchee of Lobster Americaine
  • Filet Mignon Bearnaise
  • String Beans aux Amandes
  • Pommes Champs Elysees
  • Bombe Glacee Virginia
  • Demi-tasse

March 8, 1963: Dinner for Eugene Black, President of the World Bank

  • INDUS RIVER Minnow Mousse
  • Sauce TATA
  • Breast of IDA
  • Sauce KARIBA
  • VOLTA DAM wild rice
  • Endives ROSEIRES
  • SNOWY MOUNTAINS Asparagus
  • Sauce BOGOTA
  • Bombe EUGENE BLACK SUPREME

March 12, 1963:

Luncheon for AFL-CIO Council

  • Poached Eggs Viroflay
  • Chicken Pie
  • Waffle Potatoes
  • Petits Pois au Beurre
  • Poires Baltimore
  • Demi-tasse

Luncheon for the American National Theatre and Academy

  • Poached Eggs Viroflay
  • Chicken Pie
  • Waffle Potatoes
  • Petis Pois au Beurre
  • Poires Baltimore
  • Demi-tasse

March 19, 1963: Luncheon at Ambassador's Residence, San Jose

  • Mosse of Sole Maryland
  • Roast Sirloin Belle Helene
  • String Beans aux Amandes
  • Glace San Jose
  • Demi-tasse

March 27, 1963: Dinner for the King of  Morocco

  • Black Bass Bosniaque
  • Carre d’agneau Descar
  • Petits Pois au Beurre
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Brie Cheese
  • Glace Josephine

April 30, 1963: Dinner for the Grand Duchess and Prince of Luxembourg

  • Rockfish Braise au Champagne
  • Roast Sirloin Chatelaine
  • Aspereges de Californie
  • Sauce Hollandaise
  • Bombe Glace Grand Duchess
  • Petits fours 
  • Demi-tasse

May 13, 1963: Dinner for Harvard Governing Board

  • Consomme Double aux Paillettes de Parmesan
  • Mousse of Sole Mainoise
  • Chateaubriand Benjamin
  • New Jersey Asparagus
  • Mousseline Sauce
  • Le Glace Academique

June 3, 1963: Dinner for the President of India

  • Aspic of Salmon Dorian
  • Sauce Vincent
  • Toast Spring Lamb
  • Rice a l’Orientale
  • Spinach a la Crème
  • Green Salad, Blue Cheese
  • Bombe Glace aux Peches
  • Petits fours

June 24, 1963: Dinner for the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (American Embassy Club in Bad Godesberg, Germany)

  • Saumon de Norvege en Bellevue
  • Tournedos Grille Henry IV
  • Potatoes Parisienne
  • Salad Mimosa
  • Assorted Cheeses
  • Souflee Glace Grand Marnier
  • Petits fours

July 8, 1963: Luncheon for the Prime Minister of Australia

  • Avocado de Crabmeat Mimosa
  • Roast Sirloin Beatrice
  • New Potatoes Rissole
  • String Beans with Almonds
  • Raspberries Romanoff
  • Demi-tasse

July 16, 1963: Luncheon for the President of Tanganyika

  • Crab Meat Palmerale
  • Roast Sirloin with Broiled Tomatoes
  • Potatoes
  • Peas
  • Moka Ice Cream
  • Petit-fours
  • Petits fours

September 5, 1963: Dinner for the King of Afghanistan (Hosted with Eunice Kennedy Shriver)

  • Salmon Mousse Washington with Green Sauce
  • Filet of Beef Montepensier
  • Waffle Potatoes
  • Creamed Spinach
  • Foie Gras in Aspic au Porto
  • Boston Lettuce Salad
  • Ice Cream Soufflé Jocelyn
  • Petits fours 

October 1, 1963 Dinner for the Emperor of Ethiopia (Hosted with Mrs. Rose Kennedy)

  • Boston Sole Diplomate
  • Roast Sirloin of Beef Chevreuse
  • String Beans with Almonds
  • Braised Endive
  • Galantine of Chicken
  • Green Salad
  • Charlotte Prombiere

October 16, 1963: Dinner for Sean Lemass, President of Erie (Hosted with Jean Kennedy Smith) (Menu Needed)

October 17, 1963: Luncheon for the President of Yugoslavia

  • Filet of Sole Aiglon
  • Rack of Lamb Vert Pre
  • Flageolets au Beurre
  • String Beans
  • Peaches Cardinal
  • Demi-tasse

October 22, 1963: Luncheon for the President of Bolivia

  • Filet of Sole Meuniere
  • Breast of Chicken Vallee d’Auge
  • Rice Pilaf
  • Green Peas
  • Baked Alaska
  • Demi-tasse

October 25, 1963: Luncheon for Radio Free Europe Fund and Committee

  • Croustade of Gnocchi a la Romaine
  • Filet of Sole Murat
  • Parsley Potatoes
  • Green Peas
  • Coupe de Fruits au Kirsch
  • Demi-tasse

November 20, 1963: Reception for Judicial Branch (Menu Needed)

November 21, 1963: Dinner in Houston, Texas (Sam Houston Coliseum)

  • Chicken Virginia
  • Green Beans
  • Rolls
  • Pumpkin Pie

November 22, 1963: Breakfast in Fort Worth, Texas (Hotel Texas)

  • Two Five Minute Boiled Eggs
  • Toast with Marmalade
  • Coffee
  • Orange Juice

November 25, 1963: Planned Dinner for the Chancellor of Germany (The day of President Kennedy’s burial) 

  • Boston Filet of Sole Verdi
  • Roast sirloin Concorde
  • Spinach a la crème
  • Mousse of Roquefort
  • Bombe Glacie Nelusko
  • Petits fours

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