Obamas to host governors at White House ball
Sunday, February 21st, 2010WASHINGTON -- The first family will welcome some out-of-town guests to the White House on Sunday: a gathering of the nation's governors.
WASHINGTON -- The first family will welcome some out-of-town guests to the White House on Sunday: a gathering of the nation's governors.
White House Is Confident Bernanke Will Be Confirmed
Sunday, January 24th, 2010WASHINGTON — After a full-scale mobilization, White House officials expressed confidence on Saturday that they had contained a populist uprising among Democratic senators that had threatened President Obama’s nomination of Ben S. Bernanke to a second term as the Federal Reserve chairman.
Time for accountability at the White House
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Now it turns out that there was a third uninvited guest at the White House state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, this one a member of the Indian delegation. It was enough of a shock that the would-be stars Tareq and Michaele Salahi had crashed. But a third? ...
White House visitors log reflects Obama agenda
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Tens of thousands of people poured through the White House in September, including many who visited as part of organized outreach by the Obama administration to particularly important constituencies, according to visitor logs that were released Wednesday.
Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Seven months after President Obama vowed to "personally select" an adviser to orchestrate the government's strategy for protecting computer systems, the White House will name a former Bush administration official to the job Tuesday.
White House security already under review
Monday, November 30th, 2009The bizarre breach at the White House state dinner last week lends new urgency to a review of Secret Service procedures that was begun after President Obama's inauguration, and threatens to revive questions about how much security is enough for the country's elected leader.
Classical Music Takes Center Stage at the White House
Thursday, November 5th, 2009WASHINGTON — Wednesday was classical music day at the White House. The festivities and performances were sponsored by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, created by executive order in 1982. The first lady serves as honorary chairwoman of the committee, and Michelle Obama, fully embracing that function, ...
White House tries to shrug off Democratic election losses
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009President Obama's top advisers closed ranks around their boss Wednesday, declaring themselves unconcerned by Tuesday night's Democratic losses as they attempted to insulate the president from any political damage to his reputation and his legislative agenda.
Obama pledges to release visitor logs
Friday, September 4th, 2009As part of his promise of openness, President Obama announced this morning that the White House will release logs of who visits the White House.
Delivering on Change, an Inside Look
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Pete Souza and the White House Photo Office bring us an exclusive, massive, unique look at the President’s term so far. Take a few minutes to get a different perspective from the images on television every day.
