A Good Day at the Obama White House
In part two of our interview with White House Visitors Office Director Ellie Schafer, she tells us about learning the history of the White House, meeting guests like Captain Richard Phillips, who came for a tour and visit with the president after being freed from Somali pirates.
Ellie Schafer at the White House from whcinsider on Vimeo.
Ellie told us she has to “pinch herself” to remember she is really at the White House; it’s been quite a trip for a woman who started out with President Obama in 2007, working on his advance.
Even a bad day is “still a pretty good day at the White House,” Ellie said. And that’s easy to see — her office contains photos of her with First Lady Michelle Obama, with the President, and Nancy Reagan. President Reagan and Ellie’s grandfather were racheros together: that’s some history! Ellie brings a pretty impressive sports history to the Visitors office. She played Mushball (it’s a Chicago thing), and her softball team won the league championship – they went all the way to the Gay Softball World Series!
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