The Trumps joined the Macrons on a helicopter tour of the capital and for dinner at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, who hosted the Marquis de Lafayette there years after the two fought as allies in the Revolutionary War.

Not to Be Confused With the Arrival Ceremony

About 500 members of the military will be on the South Lawn on Tuesday as the Macrons arrive for the dinner, White House officials said. Much of the ceremony on the lawn will be handled by the White House Visitors Office, which manages outdoor events like the Easter egg roll. Cabinet secretaries and lawmakers will attend.

“We know that we had a vision for a good, quality event,” Daniel Fisher, the director of the office, said in an interview. “And we’ll do our best to execute it.”