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Article: Much Adieu at the White House; Departing Staffers' Status Measured by the Scope of Goodbye Parties
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- The Washington Post
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- August 13, 1999
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The White House State Dining Room could not have been more
elegant. The guest list, a powerful roster that included President
Clinton himself, could hardly have been more prestigious.
A decent party, agreed a mid-level White House aide as he
sauntered up to the buffet table. And yet . . . not to quibble, but
. . . Where are the shrimp?
Alas, as the aide noted disapprovingly, there were no shrimp at
last week's send-off for departing Clinton speechwriter Michael
Waldman. Nor, for that matter, were there any lamb chops or
meatballs. This party had power, but no protein.
And so Waldman's fete, grand as it was, placed in the high second
tier among those who score the social sport that has become ...