article_snippet.sent: Truman, who became president in 1945, held six dinners during nearly eight years in office.
article_snippet.sent: Lyndon B. Johnson topped the 11 presidents who followed Truman, cramming 54 state dinners into Lyndon B. Johnson 62-month tenure in the Oval Office, White House Historical Association data show.
article_snippet.sent: Ronald Reagan, the actor-turned-politician who knew a thing or two about entertaining, held 52 dinners during two terms.
article_snippet.sent: Even Jimmy Carter, who liked to project an image of frugality, managed 28 state dinners in four years as president.
article_snippet.sent: President Gerald Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth during the state dinner in Queen Elizabeth honour in July 1976 . '
article_snippet.sent: Reagan welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Reagan Santa Barbara, California, ranch.
article_snippet.sent: Richard Nixon received Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev at Richard Nixon home in San Clemente, California.