Solarium atop White House, 1960:
Nixon family in Solarium, White House, at the end, 1974:
Under Kennedys, White House rooftop Solarium was used as schoolroom for Caroline and friends: #JFKL
Original White House Solarium, as constructed, 1927, under Coolidges:
Eisenhower Solarium had very small touches reminiscent of the DC Trader Vic’s:
Eisenhowers’ White House Solarium decor also had echoes of their years in and fondness for Philippines:
Trader Vic’s, New York (1958-1965):
NYC Trader Vic’s was in Savoy Hilton (earlier Savoy Plaza), demolished in 1965 to make way for soulcrushing General Motors building of today:
Nixons ate at Trader Vic's DC three weeks before Saturday Night Massacre, October 1973:

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