The casual hot dog dinner was well received by the royals, and the British-U.S. Push it into your mouth and keep pushing it until it is all gone,” he allegedly responded. The queen supposedly asked Roosevelt how one ate a hot dog. The menu included American fare, like strawberry shortcake and hot dogs. The most famous Presidential hot dog moment was when FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt invited King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to their Hyde Park home on June 11, 1939, for an informal picnic. George VI at the picnic at Top Cottage, seated with Sara Delano Roosevelt (FDR’s mother, right), New York Governor Herbert Lehman, and Elinor Morgenthau (wife of Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., left), June 11, 1939, Hyde Park, NY. Over the years, many Presidents have enjoyed hot dogs on the campaign trail and at July 4th celebrations, but the dish has also been instrumental in American foreign affairs events. Indeed, Nelson Rockefeller once said, “No candidate for any office can hope to get elected in this country without being photographed eating a hot dog.”
Now the dish is synonymous with cookouts and baseball games-but the humble hot dog has also made appearances on military bases, aboard the Space Shuttle, and at the White House. Hot dogs have been a staple of American cuisine since they were first introduced by German immigrants in the 19th century. Ford Library, National Archives Identifier 45644173) First Lady Betty Ford putting mustard on a hot dog during a picnic lunch for White House and Executive Office Building staff on the South Lawn.
Today’s post comes from Emily Rollman, summer intern in the Office of Public and Media Communications.
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