This photograph shows former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller with President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Haller was executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987, serving Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Carter, and Ronald Reagan. For the Carter family, Haller's kitchen often prepared Southern comfort foods, such as baked cheese grits, fried chicken, and shrimp gumbo. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller.

In this photograph, taken October 19, 1977, President Jimmy Carter watches over the young participants of a pumpkin carving contest in the China Room of the White House. The contest was held to celebrate the tenth birthday of Amy Carter, the president's daughter. Maître d'hôtel John W. Ficklin is also captured alongside President Carter in overseeing the proceedings. Ficklin joined the White House staff in 1939, and retired as maître d'hôtel in 1983. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.

In this photograph, taken March 26, 1979, President Jimmy Carter sits between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel at the signing of the Egypt-Israeli peace treaty. The ceremony took place on the North Lawn of the White House. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served five first families and their distinguished guests as executive chef of the White House from 1966-1987.

In this photograph, taken March 26, 1979, President Jimmy Carter clasps hands with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel at the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty on the North Lawn. The peace treaty was the result of much communication, including two weeks of negotiation overseen by President Carter at Camp David in September 1978. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller catered to five first families and their distinguished guests as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.

In this photograph, taken October 6, 1979, President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Pope John Paul II wave to the public from the South Portico of the White House. It was the first time a current pope had visited the White House. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served five first families and their distinguished guests as executive chef from 1966-1987.

In this photograph, taken May 2, 1979, a group including President Jimmy Carter, Social Secretary Gretchen Poston, and White House Executive Chef Henry Haller inspect the preparations on the West Terrace for a State Dinner to be held for Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira of Japan. Included on the menu was a barbecue of roast suckling pig, made specially for Ōhira due to his interest in tasting the traditional American cuisine. Some of the pigs can be seen on the grill in the foreground of this photograph. The West Terrace is located on the roof of the West Colonnade. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987, during the presidencies of Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan.