This photograph is of a table setting for a state dinner held on April 15, 1980 for Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel. The Harry S. Truman service, visible here, was often used by President Jimmy Carter for official entertaining.

This photograph is of the East Room decorated for the state dinner honoring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March 2016. The Obama state china is visible on the tables.

This photograph is of tables in the Red Room set with the Johnson state china service in preparation for a State Dinner in January 1976 honoring the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel.

This color photograph by Matthew D'Agostino is of a table decorated for the State Dinner honoring President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China. The event took place in the State Dining Room on September 25, 2015. A rose, the emblem of the dinner represented throughout, serves to represent the respect and friendship between the two nations. The setting includes state china service chosen by the Clinton family for the 200th Anniversary of the White House.

This color photograph by Matthew D'Agostino is of a table decorated for the State Dinner honoring President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China. The event took place in the State Dining Room on September 25, 2015. A rose, the emblem of the dinner represented throughout, serves to represent the respect and friendship between the two nations. The setting includes state china service chosen by the Clinton family for the 200th Anniversary of the White House.