Columnist Walter Winchell with Margaret Burk. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Margaret Burk with Apollo X Astronauts Eugene Cernan, John Young, and Thomas Stafford. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Margaret Burk with musician Bobby Darin. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
David Eisenhower, grandson of President Eisenhower, (center), with Margaret Burk (right). Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Iranian Ambasador Ardeshir Zahedi with Margaret Burk at a dinner honoring Zahedi. 99 gentlemen and only 1 lady, Margaret, were present at the dinner. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Margaret Burk with Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos I, monarchs of Spain. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Margaret Burk with then Governor of California Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Margaret Burk with comedian Bob Hope. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Actor James Garner, on location for the Rockford Files, with Margaret Burk. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Sylvester Stallone with Margaret Burk in 1989. Clipping from "Callboard" is courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Donald Trump and author Margaret Burk with Burks "Are the Stars Out Tonight?" Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Longtime Los Angeles City Councilman John Ferraro (served 1966-2001), Donald Trump, Margaret Burk, and Ivana Trump. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
Musician Duke Ellington meets astronaut Neil Armstrong while Linda Garcia and Harry Burk look on. Photo courtesy of Margaret Burk.
110 — Margaret Tante Burk's extraordinary times at the Ambassador.

Margaret Tante Burk directed press relations for the Ambassador from 1969 until its official closing in 1989. Throughout her twenty year career there, she coordinated hundreds of public and private events in the hotel's twenty ballrooms. From international diplomatic meetings to local book clubs, from exclusive Hollywood parties to senior beauty pageants, she was the face of the Ambassador, and liaison between the public and the many social, political, and cultural luminaries who passed through the hotel in its final decades.

We met Margaret for the first time in 2005 at the Ambassador estate auction. At the age of 87, she continues to be a spokesperson for the hotel, presenting and preserving its history. She has graciously opened up her own archive of the Ambassador for our research and to share with you.

Photos from top to bottom:

Columnist Walter Winchell with Margaret. Margaret with Apollo X Astronauts Eugene Cernan, John Young, and Thomas Stafford. Margaret with musician Bobby Darin. David Eisenhower, grandson of President Eisenhower, with Margaret Burk. Iranian Ambasador Ardeshir Zahedi with Margaret. Margaret with Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Margaret with then Governor of California Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. Margaret with comedian Bob Hope. Actor James Garner with Margaret. Sylvester Stallone with Margaret. Donald Trump with Margaret. Los Angeles City Councilman John Ferraro, Donald Trump, Margaret, and Ivana Trump. Musician Duke Ellington and Neil Armstrong with Linda Garcia and Harry Burk.

All photos in this room are courtesy of Margaret Tante Burk. Thank you Margaret!

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