Our spoons, provided by the Lady in White, were the traditional flat pieces of bamboo.

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About twenty of us had barely collected in the dining-room annex for breakfast when the Lady in White arrived.

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The Lady in White was the color of milk.

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I'm going to call on that young lady right there in the white t-shirt -- right, right there.

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Little lady next to Alan in the white.

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In the final village we stopped in before starting our ascent, an elderly lady mistook our small convoy of white four-by-four vehicles for those of a development agency.

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The White House historically extends invitations to ordinary people to join the first lady in the public gallery of the House chamber during the speech, believing they can help put a human face on an issue or proposal the president will discuss during his annual address.

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Bush said at a historic news conference in May in the White House briefing room -- the first ever by a first lady.

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The transition team was impressed with the combination of Gupta's government experience, as a White House fellow in 1997 and a special adviser to then-first lady Hillary Clinton, along with his medical career as a neurosurgeon and his communication skills, the transition sources said.

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In 1969, a new visitor made an appearance: First Lady Pat Nixon introduced the White House Easter Bunny as an annual attraction (who, by strict rules, is never allowed to be viewed at the event in costume without the headpiece attached).

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