There are no prima donnas at the White House except the president of the United States. That night, after dinner was served, the butler told Mr. Haller the president wanted to see him. “I went in, and he had some strings from the beans in his hand,” Mr. Haller told the Philadelphia Inquirer. Because the White House didn’t have enough ovens and stoves, much of the cooking took place at the nearby Mayflower Hotel. After leaving the White House in 1987, Mr. Haller published “The White House Family Cookbook,” filled with dozens of recipes.

Source: Washington Post December 19, 2020 00:22 UTC