The History of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant hosted the first ever state dinner for a foreign dignitary, King Kalakawa of the Sandwich Islands which we now call Hawaii. Kayla created this amazing menu which no longer survives but we can infer that it was fabulous and had many courses. He used these dinners to bring people together broker deals. But he didn't like getting all dressed up and being fancy. And one of my favorite anecdotes is that he began to shoot bread balls at his children at the dinner table and they thought that was hilarious. I think she was a little startled by that.