What Julianna Smoot Will Bring To The White House

washingtonpost.com:

Perhaps the most obvious superficial difference between the outgoing and incoming social secretaries is one of culture and style: Where Rogers was high-profile and glamorous, Smoot is low-key and a more conventional political operative. A 2007 Washington Post profile described her as having "a blend of Southern charm and brash straight talk." And where Rogers appreciated the power of the limelight, Smoot has a better understanding of the no-drama Obama ethos, several Democratic officials said.

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Comments

[BethinIllinois]

10:52 AM on 03/04/2010

Her rolodex

[marrig]

05:22 PM on 03/03/2010

Hopefully, the ability to proof the menus for typos or to designate a literate person to do so.

[db08]

07:49 AM on 03/04/2010

Where is the evidence that there have been typos and other errors as a result of an alleged illiterate person or persons?

[dissanayake]

12:14 PM on 03/03/2010

Hopefully some decorum to the White House, and the good sense to refer to the first couple by their titles. Keep a low profile, dont bask in reflected glory of the Presidency. Elected Offcials are not a " brand" to be marketed.