Long the site for notable performers and guests, it has also been the meeting place for important political meetings.
Internationally known singers Josephine Baker, Eartha Kitt, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Lena Horne, Kay Thompson, Sandler and Young, Ethel Merman, Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, The Mills Brothers, Patti Page, and Peggy Lee played the Persian Room.
Miles Davis recorded a live album in the Persian Room in 1958.

The Beatles stayed at the Plaza Hotel during their first visit to the United States in February 1964.
Visitors were allowed to take pictures with the Beatles and Dr. Joyce Brothers in the Terrace Room.
Four years later, the same room was the site of a press conference where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton talked about their film Dr. Faustus.

On November 28, 1966, in honor of publisher Katharine Graham,  writer Truman Capote hosted his acclaimed "Black and White Ball" in the Grand Ballroom.
The ballroom was also the site, in 1993, of Donald Trump's wedding to Marla Maples in front of 1,500 guests.

In September 1985, ministers of developed countries met at the Plaza Hotel to consult on finance issues and affirmed their agreement by signing the Plaza Accord.
It served as an agreement among the finance ministers of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France, and Britain to bring down the price of the U.S. dollar against their currencies.

In 2016, the Plaza Hotel launched "The Plaza Hotel Finishing Program" teaching modern manners and etiquette to all ages, as taught by Myka Meier of Beaumont Etiquette, who has been named "America's Queen of Good Manners", by The Times in 2018.
In the summer of 2018, the Plaza launched a national tour of the course.
Long the site for notable performers and guests, it has also been the meeting place for important political meetings. Internationally known singers Josephine Baker, Eartha Kitt, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Lena Horne, Kay Thompson, Sandler and Young, Ethel Merman, Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, The Mills Brothers, Patti Page, and Peggy Lee played the Persian Room. Miles Davis recorded a live album in the Persian Room in 1958.
The Beatles stayed at the Plaza Hotel during their first visit to the United States in February 1964. Visitors were allowed to take pictures with the Beatles and Dr. Joyce Brothers in the Terrace Room. Four years later, the same room was the site of a press conference where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton talked about their film Dr. Faustus.
On November 28, 1966, in honor of publisher Katharine Graham,  writer Truman Capote hosted his acclaimed "Black and White Ball" in the Grand Ballroom. The ballroom was also the site, in 1993, of Donald Trump's wedding to Marla Maples in front of 1,500 guests.
In September 1985, ministers of developed countries met at the Plaza Hotel to consult on finance issues and affirmed their agreement by signing the Plaza Accord. It served as an agreement among the finance ministers of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France, and Britain to bring down the price of the U.S. dollar against their currencies.
In 2016, the Plaza Hotel launched "The Plaza Hotel Finishing Program" teaching modern manners and etiquette to all ages, as taught by Myka Meier of Beaumont Etiquette, who has been named "America's Queen of Good Manners", by The Times in 2018. In the summer of 2018, the Plaza launched a national tour of the course.
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