Have you ever imagined attending a glamorous White House presidential function or State Dinner? Alan DeValerio, a former butler in the presidential home, will take you inside “The History of White House Entertainment” at the Ocean County Library’s Long Beach Island branch in Surf City on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m.
DeValerio, who catered to heads of state during the Reagan, Carter and Bush eras, will divulge details of the preparations for entertaining at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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