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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!The White House announced today that Jeremy Bernard will serve as special assistant to the president. The decision makes Bernard not only the first man, but also the first openly gay man, to serve as White House social secretary. "Jeremy shares our vision for the White House as the People's House, one that celebrates our history and culture in dynamic and inclusive ways. We look forward to Jeremy continuing to showcase America's arts and culture to our nation and the world through the many events at the White House," President Barack Obama said in a statement. Surge Desk did some digging on ...
The White House social secretary, Julianna Smoot, was initiated into an exclusive sisterhood on Saturday, when Desiree Rogers, former White House social secretary, held a lunch for her in Washington with four other women who have had the job. The lunch wrapped up Smoot's biggest week yet: She helmed a glittery Obama state dinner last Wednesday where President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, honored President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and his wife, Margarita Zavala. The welcome lunch where the new social secretary gets feted by her predecessors has become something of a grand tradition ...
WASHINGTON (Dec. 3) -- This time, Tareq and Michaele Salahi really had an invitation. The White House gatecrashers had been summoned to appear before the House Homeland Security Committee to explain how they got past the U.S. Secret Service last week at a state dinner for the Indian prime minister. A nameplate reading "Mrs. Salahi" sat to one side of the witness table. Huge blowups of their grip-and-grins with Vice President Joe Biden and others were on display. Dozens of paparazzi jostled in a hallway of the Cannon House Office Building to await their arrival. Alex Ogle, AFP / Getty ...
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