First Lady Michelle Obama's Veterans Day included a visit with President Obama to Arlington Cemetery, breakfast with veterans and a speech bolstering a community service program aimed at helping active and retired military families. Read my column herewhere I note that Mrs. Obama's remarks dealing with Fort Hood--do [...]
Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the ranking member on the House Homeland Security Commitee sent White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers a letter Thursday with 15 questions about how the party crashing Salahis entered the White House without being on the guest list for the Nov. 24 state dinner honoring [...]
United Nations Amb. Susan Rice discusses preventing genocide at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Click above for transcript and video. Excerpt on Rice discussing President Obama on the Darfur region genocide in Sudan, interviewed by Michael Abramowitz, who is the director of the museum's Committee on Conscience:
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December 10, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009
In the morning, the President and the First Lady will visit with U.S. Embassy staff and their families at the Grand Hotel. This is closed press.
The President [...]
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TOAST REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT THE 2009 NOBEL BANQUET
The Grand Hotel
Oslo, Norway
9:48 P.M. CET
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Your Royal Highnesses -- to all my friends, my [...]
WASHINGTON--The Obama White House is on course to make a nearly vacant Illinois prison the new home for up to 100 detainees now at the Guantanamo military prison in Cuba. While the question has been raised about whether they will ever face trial in a Chicago courtroom--and the White [...]
President Obama and First Lady Michelle invited family and close Chicago friends to Thursday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies in Oslo. Also traveling with the president are top advisors Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel did not accompany the president to Oslo.
The group: half sister Maya [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama attributes her buff arms to "determination" in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, who named her one of the most fascinating people of 2009.
MS. WALTERS: ....So do you feel pressured to have great arms? Do you have to get up every day and do the [...]
Not all endorsements are equal; state Rep. Beth Coulson, a GOP contender in the 10th congressional district primary won the backing of former Gov. Jim Edgar, who comes from the moderate wing of the Illinois Republican family. Coulson is running for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Mark [...]
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For Immediate Release December 10, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Oslo City Hall
Oslo, Norway
1:44 P.M. CET
THE PRESIDENT: [...]
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EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
December 10, 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
A Just and Lasting Peace
Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Oslo, Norway
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, [...]
President Obama on being in Norway for the first time--to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize in Norway-- said this on Thursday:
Norway is a close friend and an ally, and the relationship between the American and the Norwegian people has always been extraordinarily strong. It's been [...]
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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRIME MINISTER STOLTENBERG OF NORWAY
DURING JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY
Office of the Prime Minister
Oslo, Norway
11:05 A.M. CET
[...]
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December 9, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009
The President and the First Lady will arrive in Oslo, Norway in the morning. The arrival at Oslo Airport [...]
WASHINGTON--The couple accused of crashing the Obama state dinner was slapped Wednesday with a subpoena to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Ms.), the chairman, wants them to appear before his panel on Jan. 20. The Salahis declined an invitation to testify last week how [...]
President Obama on Wednesday was upbeat about the progress the Senate was making on health care legislation. He praised the "creative framework" that may let a deal be cut.
With the public option health insurance plan not going anywhere, a group of Senate moderates and liberals [...]
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Statement from Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady on Quinn signing 'ethics legislation' on the anniversary of Blagojevich's arrest
"Today Governor Quinn will sign into law legislation claiming to be a significant victory for ethics reform in the State of Illinois. However, the reality is quite different. Notwithstanding" [...]
The Justice Department made clear Wednesday it won't tolerate "idle curiosity" from State Department workers snooping into the passport files of celebrities, sentencing a contractor to 100 hours of community service.
...In pleading guilty, Young admitted that between March 11, 2003, and Dec. 21, 2005, he logged onto the' [...]
This was not on First Lady Michelle Obama's schedule, but this does seem like official business: she met Tuesday with Ermine Erdogan, wife of the Prime Minister of Turkey, in the Yellow Oval Room [...]
Rep. Barney Frank and Sarah Palin at the winter Gridiron Club dinner. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
That's Sarah Palin's otter purse (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Below, Todd Palin's cummerbund is modeled after the [...]
FOR RELEASE: DECEMBER 9, 2009
OBAMA APPROVAL FALLS TO NEW LOW,
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS;
U.S. VOTERS OPPOSE HEALTH CARE PLAN BY WIDE MARGIN
American voters give President Barack Obama a split 46 - 44 percent job approval, his lowest ever, and [...]
WASHINGTON--Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said he will ask the panel on Wednesday to subpoena White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers to compel her to testify about the circumstances leading up to reality TV aspirants Tareq and Michaele Salahi crashing [...]
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December 8, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
As a follow up [...]
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December 8, 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery
Job Creation and Economic Growth
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
Almost exactly one year ago, on a cold winter's day, I met with my new economic team at the [...]
OBAMA GETS SURGE IN AFGHAN WAR APPROVAL,
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS;
BUT ONLY 26% OF U.S. VOTERS SAY HE DESERVES NOBEL PRIZE
Public support for the war in Afghanistan is up nine percentage points in the last three weeks, as American voters say 57 - 35 [...]
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December 7, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily [...]
from White House.gov...
President Barack Obama meets with former Vice President Al Gore in the Oval Office in advance of his Wednesday meeting with business and environmental leaders at the White House regarding the Copenhagen [...]
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For Immediate Release December 7, 2009
PRESS BRIEFING
BY
PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
2:01 P.M. EST
MR. GIBBS: Good [...]
below, from the Justice Department.....
CHICAGOAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY IN 2008 MUMBAI ATTACKS
IN ADDITION TO FOREIGN TERROR PLOT IN DENMARK
Additional charges unsealed alleging retired Pakistani major conspired in Danish plot
CHICAGO -- New federal charges filed today allege that a Chicago man, who was arrested in [...]
UPDATED: In advance of his Wednesday meeting with business and environmental leaders at the White House regarding the Copenhagen conference, the President will meet with former Vice President Al Gore this afternoon in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
4:40PM THE PRESIDENT meets with former Vice [...]
Below, from House Homeland Security Committee....
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 2pm
311 Cannon House Office Building
Full Committee Markup
Meausures:
H.Res. 922, Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the possession of the Department [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily [...]
Subject: Pool Report 3
Pool Report 3
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009
POTUS greets Kennedy Center Honorees
"On a day like this I remember, I'm the president, but he's the boss,"
POTUS told an audience of 300 entertainment luminaries at the White
House, as he paid tribute to Bruce Springstein.
At 5:37 p.m., [...]
WASHINGTON--What! Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, palin' around with a group of elite journalists? She was, the Gridiron Club winter dinner, where she took shots at herself and the journos in the audience.
I'm taking a quick break from the dinner to file this, so I'm not ready to' [...]
WASHINGTON--Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) are keynoting the Gridiron Club Winter dinner tonight. Palin is here with husband Todd. Palin and Frank will be speaking later at this dinner sponsored by the journalists group.
At the reception before the dinner, Palin told me she will [...]
Schedule for Week of December 7 2009
On Monday, the President will welcome Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to the White House. In the afternoon, the President will meet with United States Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and General McChrystal at the White House. In [...]
Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009
EST
12:00pm Pool Call Time
2:00pm THE PRESIDENT attends the Senate Democratic caucus meeting
The Capitol
Closed Press (Travel Pool gather at 1:30pm at the North Doors of the Palm Room)
***Attire note [...]
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December 4, 2009
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts:
· Judith [...]
below, release...
Interviews with 1,041 adult Americans, including 965 registered voters, conducted by telephone by Opinion Research Corporation on December 2-3, 2009. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
[...]
Below, release from the Labor Department....
The unemployment rate edged down to 10.0 percent in November, and nonfarm
payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-11,000), the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. In the prior 3 months, payroll job losses
had averaged 135,000 a month. In November, employment fell [...]
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December 3, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009
In the morning, the President will travel to Allentown, Pennsylvania. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival [...]
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For Immediate Release December 3, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
The Ellipse
5:25 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Merry Christmas, Happy [...]
WASHINGTON--A contingent of Illinois political officials and activists with ties to President Obama and wife Michelle attended a holiday party at the White House on Thursday, featuring new, tighter security measures installed after wannabe reality TV show stars crashed a Nov. 24 state dinner.
One of my spies told me [...]
Ratings for President Obama's Afghanistan speech on cable outlets--during the actual address at 8:02-8:36 PM on Tuesday. FOX took the lead in the overall ratings and in the 25-54 age group, according to Nielsen ratings.
Presidential Address (8:02-8:36 PM ET) - P2+ and A25-54
FOX: 4,554,000 in P2+ (1,252,000 in [...]
WASHINGTON--Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan told a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Thursday that the agents who let Tareq and Michaele Salahi crash the Nov. 24 Obama state dinner have been placed on leave.
Sullivan told the committee procedures "were not followed at the initial checkpoint...in our line" [...]
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For Immediate Release December 2, 2009
REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
AT HOLIDAY PRESS PREVIEW
Grand Foyer
12:01 P.M. EST
MRS. OBAMA: Hello. Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House and Happy Holidays! Thanks to all of you for joining us here today as we preview how [...]
WASHINGTON--Oprah Winfrey is at the White House today--Thursday-- taping a Christmas show focused on President Obama and First Lady Michelle at the White House.
In the evening, the First Family headline the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse; the Obamas also will host a holiday party.
[...]Below, release from Harvard's Institute of Politics on youth opinions about President Obama....
HARVARD POLL FINDS 58% OF 18-29 YEAR-OLDS APPROVE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JOB PERFORMANCE GENERALLY, BUT A MAJORITY DISAPPROVE OF HANDLING OF MAJOR ISSUES
Two-Thirds of Young Adults Oppose sending more U.S. Troops
to' [...]
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December 2, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009
In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily [...]
WASHINGTON -- Members of the Illinois congressional delegation -- after an unusually long meeting Wednesday -- were divided over the possibility of the Obama White House transferring inmates at the Guantanamo Bay military prison to a nearly vacant prison in northwestern Illinois.
At times, I was told, the discussion [...]
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Social Secretary Desiree Rogers: "The President, the First Lady, and the entire White House staff are grateful for the job that she does and think she has done a terrific and wonderful job pulling off a lot of big and important events" [...]
Tiger Woods is having a rough patch; here's a link to a post I did last April when the star golfer--whose personal life is under the microscope these days--visited President Obama at the White House.
[...]WASHINGTON--The Obama White House on Wednesday blocked Social Security Desiree Rogers from testifying today before the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on how wannbe reality TV stars Tareq and Michaele Salahi whizzed by Secret Service agents and crashed the Nov. 24 state dinner.
The Salahi's also may not appear at' [...]
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WASHINGTON
December 2, 2009
MEMORANDUM
TO: White House Staff
FROM: Jim Messina, White House Deputy Chief of Staff
SUBJECT: Review of White House Procedures during the State Dinner on November 24,2009 and New Guidelines
On Wednesday, [...]
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DURBIN TO HOST DELEGATION BRIEFING ON THOMSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that TOMORROW, December 2, he will host a briefing for members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation to discuss the Thomson Correctional Center [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton goes to Congress and a NATO meeting in Belgium to discuss President Obama's Afghanistant escalate-and-exit plan.
[...]WASHINGTON -- President Obama's decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan by adding 30,000 U.S. troops -- at the same time announcing an exit strategy to start in July 2011 with no firm end date -- was clearly difficult for many of his most ardent supporters. This is not [...]
*Clarification: In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing at 10:40AM.
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December 1, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009
In the [...]
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For Immediate Release December 1, 2009
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE NATION
ON THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Eisenhower Hall Theatre
United States Military Academy at West Point
West Point, [...]
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December 1, 2009
FACT SHEET: THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
OUR MISSION: The President's speech reaffirms the March 2009 core goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat al [...]
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EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
December 1, 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama--As Prepared for Delivery
The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
United States Military Academy at West Point
December 1, 2009
Good evening. To the United [...]
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December 1, 2009
Excerpts of the President's Address to the Nation
"The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 - the fastest pace possible - so that they can target" [...]
WASHINGTON--As Congress and the Secret Service probe how Tareq and Michaele Salahi gained entrance to President Obama's state dinner last week without being on the guest list, I've learned that the Obama White House has 28 holiday parties planned over the few weeks with more than 50,000 people [...]
WASHINGTON--President Obama on Tuesday night will announce that he will send 30,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan this summer--but with a focused mission and a goal of getting the soldiers out of the country where 9-11 terrorists trained starting in July, 2011. How long a pull-out will take will be [...]
Transcript courtesy Federal News Service
NBC "Today Show" interview
MR. LAUER: Now to the couple accused of crashing the Obamas' first White House state dinner. We're going to talk to them extensively in our next half-hour, but right now Michaele and Tareq Salahi are with us.
Good morning to [...]
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[...]from the White House....
On Friday, the President will visit Allentown, Pennsylvania to kick off a White House to Main Street Tour that will take him to cities and towns across the country over the course of the next few months. In an effort to spend some time [...]
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December 1, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This [...]
WASHINGTON --White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has been asked to testify at a Thursday hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee about how wannabe reality TV stars Tareq and Michaele Salahi crashed the Obama's first state dinner last week.
The hearing is titled "The United States Secret" [...]
WASHINGTON--The Obama White House latest mortgage help plan, released Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.
More information about the Obama Administration's mortgage modification program can be found at www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov.
Below, release
Obama administration Kicks off Mortgage Modification Conversion Drive
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of [...]
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Thompson to Examine White House Security Breach at Congressional Hearing Thursday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, November 30, 2009
Secret Service Director Sullivan and Mr. & Mrs. Salahi will be called to testify
(WASHINGTON) - Having reviewed preliminary findings regarding a breach of security at the White House State Dinner last [...]
WASHINGTON--Chelsea Clinton is engaged to be married; the daughter of former President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent out a mass e-mail with the news. AP had the scoop.
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WASHINGTON -- The White House confirmed Friday that President Obama met the couple who crashed Tuesday's state dinner --wannabe reality-show stars Michaele and Tareq Salahi -- releasing a picture of Michaele Salahi shaking hands with the president in a receiving line that included first lady Michelle Obama, Indian [...]
WASHINGTON--A White House official just confirmed for me that President Obama met the couple who crashed Tuesday's state dinner--Michaele and Tareq Salahi-- as they went through the receiving line.
The Secret Service on Friday was taking full blame for the incident in a' [...]
From the White House..
On Friday November 27, the First Lady will be presented with the Official White House Christmas Tree, which this year comes from Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The 18 ½ ft Douglas-fir will arrive on the traditional horse drawn carriage to the North [...]
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November 25, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, AND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
The President will spend Thursday through Sunday [...]
The Obama White House on Thursday released the Thanksgiving Day menu the First Family is enjoying with about 50 guests--friends, family and staff, according to Mrs. Obama's press office. Mrs. Obama's press office announced Wednesday that the menu would not be released then changed their plans on Thursday. [...]
WASHINGTON--President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted their first state Tuesday night, including their closest friends from Chicago among the guests honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharon Kaur, with Chicago songsters Jennifer Hudson and Kurt Elling performing.
The glitzy dinner -- planned for [...]
Steve Spielberg, Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Gayle King (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Deepak Chopra (photo by Lynn Sweet)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and husband Paul (photo by Lynn [...]
President Obama, Malia and Sasha at Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony at the North Portico of the White House. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Courage, the pardoned Thanksgiving turkey. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
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For [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2009
President to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks
Administration Announces U.S. Emission Target for Copenhagen
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to [...]
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November 24, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed [...]
Marty Nesbitt and Anita Blanchard at the Obama state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky and husband Robert Creamer at the Obama state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Chicago business executive John Rogers [...]
White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers at the Obama State Dinner
(photo by Lynn Sweet)
WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama wore a floor-length gold and cream strapless dress with a wrap by India-born designer Naeem Khan at the state dinner Tuesday honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan [...]
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November 24, 2009
Below is a list of expected attendees at tonight's State Dinner:
The President & First Lady Michelle Obama
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India & Ms. Gursharan Kaur
The Honorable (Rep) Gary Ackerman, United States [...]
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For Immediate Release November 24, 2009
REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY
AT INDIAN STATE DINNER PRESS PREVIEW
State Dining Room
2:00 P.M. EST
MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Welcome, everyone. How are you all doing? It's good to see you.
Well, as Desiree mentioned, this is a very [...]
Sample table setting for Obama first state dinner. (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Guests will be at tables of ten.
Linens: Apple green
Flowers: Deep purple
hydrangea, garden roses and sweet peas in a palette of deep plum purple and fuchsia
Services and Place Settings
From the [...]
Place card at the Obama first state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Desert plate, Obama first state dinner (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Potato and eggplant salad
White House arugula with onion seed vinaigrette
2008 Sauvignon Blanc, Modus Operandi, Napa Valley, California
Red lentil [...]
