Obamas' First State Dinner

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk out to the North Portico to welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, to the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrives with Diana Taylor for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives with her husband, Paul Pelosi, for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Film director Steven Spielberg poses with actress Alfre Woodard, center, and actor Blair Underwood, right, as they arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Katie Couric arrives with Brooks L. Perlin for a State Dinner Hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Nobel laureate Dr. Amartya Sen, right, arrives with Emma Georgina Rothschild for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives with his wife, Alma Powell, for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife, Diane Patrick, arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrives for the State Dinner with President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009

Dr. Sanjay Gupta arrives with his wife, Rebecca Olson Gupta, for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm arrives with her husband, Daniel Mulhern, for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Maya Soetoro-Ng, President Barack Obama's half-sister, arrives with her husband, Konrad Ng, for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his wife, Supriya Jindal, arrive for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Kalpen Modi, actor and White House director of the Office of Public engagement, arrives for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Washington Post editor and author Rajiv Chandrasekaran arrives with his wife, Julie Chandrasekaran, for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Director M. Night Shyamalan arrives with Bhavna Shyamalan for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice arrives with Ian Cameron for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Film director Steven Spielberg arrives for a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are seen before they welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.