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  "path": "/2026/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T11:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://ford.blogs.archives.gov",
  "tags": [
    "Betty Ford",
    "Bicentennial",
    "Ford50",
    "Gerald R. Ford",
    "Holidays",
    "Ireland",
    "State Visits",
    "Irish Moss",
    "St. Patrick's Day",
    "Waterford Crystal"
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  "textContent": "On this day in 1976, President and Mrs. Ford hosted the Prime Minister of Ireland, Liam Cosgrove, for a state dinner in the White House. Appropriately, green botanicals were a theme for the day. During the arrival ceremony, Prime Minister Cosgrave met President Ford on the South Driveway and pinned a sprig of Irish moss […]",
  "title": "Happy St. Patrick’s Day!"
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