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Related: About this forumPresident Obama, Hillary Clinton meet at the White House
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 5/29/14 4:53 PM EDT Updated: 5/29/14 5:36 PM EDT
President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had lunch together at the White House on Thursday, an official confirmed.
The president enjoyed an informal, private lunch with Secretary Clinton at the White House this afternoon, the White House official said, responding to a request for comment after People magazine posted a photo of Clinton and one of the magazines reporters with a note about not delaying the potential 2016 presidential candidates meeting with Obama.
The tweet was subsequently deleted, but a similar one was reposted after the White House confirmed the meeting.
The meeting wasnt listed on the presidents public schedule for the day, as the duos July 2013 lunch their first after Clinton left the administration was. That first lunch drew significant media attention, as reporters, photographers and camera operators staked out entrances to the West Wing, hoping for a glimpse of Clinton.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-white-house-meeting-107227.html#ixzz338xe2lE1
Beacool
(30,244 posts)I guess nothing is private when you're a public figure.
yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)Wasn't on the President's schedule but I have to believe that if the intent was to keep the lunch a secret it would have been easy enough to do.
Beacool
(30,244 posts)They are both under constant media surveillance. It would be hard for them to do anything privately without them finding out.