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I do feel strongly that we have got to do a little brand-positioning work. Wouldn't it be great to have something that everybody could say: 'Yep, that's Chicago.'
I'm a business person at heart.
In London, a lot of the time you don't see the sun shine.
It's the past, it's behind us, and that's the end of it.
This ability to mix people together is something I learned early on.
Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.
I think the Social Office is really the office where East meets West. For those that don't know, the East side is typically the First Lady's side of the house. The West side is typically the President's side of the house.
I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.
I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.
I don't do ordinary work. That is not me in the least.
I think it's fair to say I feel much more comfortable in business than in politics.
How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people.
There's no time to waste. Every day, there needs to be movement on something.
I don't consider myself flashy at all. I mean, did I dress like the average Washingtonian? No.
When a person makes a decision, people will always want a reason they understand, so they'll put a negative spin on things.
My job is to make certain that I've done what I was asked and my department has done what we were asked to do by the president and the first lady and the State Department. I believe that we accomplished that.
There is an environment where someone is always looking for someone to make an error. They're always looking not for the good things, the wonderful things the president and first lady are doing, they're looking for an error or to criticize. And it's not conducive to good work.
It's not a question that people have a very negative image of Chicago. They just don't think about it.
We have not really advertised Chicago internationally.
As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.
