It's not a question that people have a very negative image of Chicago. They just don't think about it.
From Desiree Rogers
We have not really advertised Chicago internationally.
In London, a lot of the time you don't see the sun shine.
I think the Social Office is really the office where East meets West. For those that don't know, the East side is typically the First Lady's side of the house. The West side is typically the President's side of the house.
I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.
In many respects, we really are trying to not run the Social Office like a business, but we do have a strategy. We do have a mission. We are trying to standardize certain things so that our time is not spent on, you know, picking flowers or linens, that we've got standards.
I'm from New Orleans, and I know that people do like to sit and talk and drink and, you know, have conversation; you have dialogue.
I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.
As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.
Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like 'Ebony' and 'Jet' magazines.
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