(Jose Luis Magana/AP)The first cocktail party at Barack Obama’s new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. “It was a bit of a shock to the system,” said Peter Velz, who used to work in the White House communications office. Can the Obamas put their heads down and build their ambitious presidential center while living only blocks from the White House? All of that comes first,” said Tina Tchen, her White House chief of staff. She likes to be strategic,” said Jocelyn Frye, who attended Harvard Law with the former first lady and served as her first White House policy director.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2017 10:01 UTC