President Barack Obama helps First Lady Michelle Obama off the stage after thanking the White House chefs during the State Dinner for President François Hollande of France on the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 11, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
This photograph was taken from the roof above the Oval Office of the Rose Garden during a State Dinner in honor of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and her husband, Dr. Joachim Sauer. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama joins First Lady Michelle Obama onstage for a surprise visit during the Kids’ State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama claps during the entertainment portion of the State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, left, and his wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, held in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 24, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
“The President and First Lady wait for Indian Prime Minister Singh’s motorcade to depart the White House at the conclusion of the first official state dinner for the Obama administration. The dinner was held in a tent on the South Lawn.”
Nov. 24, 2009 (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
Vice President Joe Biden greets Lance Powlis, a trumpet player in Janelle Monáe’s band, following their State Dinner performance in the State Dining Room of the White House, Oct. 13, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Indian dancers perform at the State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in honor of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and his wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 24, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance to music performed by the United States Marine Band, during the State Dinner reception in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Beyoncé performs during the State Dinner reception in honor of President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
From left, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, former President Jimmy Carter, Dr. Jill Biden, and Vice President Joe Biden listen to performers during the State Dinner reception in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 19, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, ride a trolley to a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, for the State Dinner reception, May 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome President Hu Jintao of China at the North Portico of the White House for the State Dinner, Jan. 19, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)