The last White House wedding was on June 12, 1971, when Tricia Nixon was married.

[helderheid]

Did that ploy work then?

:shrug:

ETA:

The Birdcage (1996)
Smash hit reworking of the classic French comedy "La Cage Aux Folles" stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as lovers who operate a Miami gay nightclub where Lane is the drag revue's star. When Williams' son from a long-ago tryst announces he's engaged to the daughter of ultra-conservative senator Gene Hackman, the pair must "straighten up" their act in order to get through a family dinner and save the planned wedding. With Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Calista Flockhart. 118 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.
Category: Comedy Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Calista Flockhart, Dan Futterman, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Tom McGowan, Dianne Wiest, Robin Williams

Academy Award®
Nominee: Best Art Direction--Set Decoration

[babylonsister]

1. I just heard Sen. Clinton's brother got married there, after Tricia. nt

[helderheid]

4. yes:

There was a White House wedding in 1994, but it didn't involve a president's child. Hillary Clinton's brother, Tony Rodham, married Nicole Boxer in the Rose Garden.

[msongs]

2. they can both join up and honeymoon in iraq nt

[valerief]

3. They'll probably have a 30 million dollar wedding in Dubai. nt

[DemBones DemBones]

5. Didn't work for LBJ, either. Who's getting married?

IIRC, both Luci and Lynda Bird were married in the White House.

[helderheid]

6. Jenna is marrying a former Rove aide

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/16/jenna.bush/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

[shain from kane]

7. The Watergate break-in was June 17, 1972. He wasn't trying to divert attention from those events

which hadn't occurred yet. But he still had Vietnam, a foreign war that wasn't going too well. Sort of like Bush* and Iraq. In fact, a lot like Bush* and Iraq.