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And Hillary never fired anyone in the white house.
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> First lady shakes up White House staff
>
> Changes point to new approach for husband's second term
>
> By Kelly Wallace
> CNN
>
> NEW YORK (CNN) -- Behind the scenes, first lady Laura Bush is making
> big changes for the next four years.
>
> In the past two months, Mrs. Bush has hired a new social secretary and
> chief of staff -- and fired chef Walter Scheib III, who had been at
> the White House for 11 years.
>
> "We don't usually think of Laura Bush as firing anybody," said Ann
> Gerhart, a political reporter for The Washington Post's style section.
> "She is just as loyal as everybody else in the Bush family. So I think
> it's very unusual."
>
> Was it a clash of personalities or something else?
>
> Gerhart broke the story of Scheib's departure in early February.
>
> "He has said that Mrs. Bush wanted to set her own style, and he had
> tried to adapt and wasn't able to do that, so she is moving on,"
> Gerhart told CNN.
>
> Longtime Washington style expert Sally Quinn has another perspective.
>
> "I suspect she and the chef did not see eye-to-eye, and that is the
> kind of thing that happens," Quinn said. "So much of this is chemistry
> and personality. So I am sure they will get another chef and I am sure
> the food will be fine."
>
> Laura Bush's spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, would only say, "This was a
> good opportunity for Walter to pursue other opportunities."
>
> What's also at work, Washington observers say, is a first lady more
> comfortable at the start of her husband's second term and not having
> to worry about another election.
>
> "She, I'm sure, is partially responsible for him being re-elected, and
> I think that she knows that," Quinn said. "And I think that has given
> her an enormous amount of confidence."
>
> And with that confidence comes word the first lady and President Bush
> will be putting on their dancing shoes a whole lot more in the second
> term. In fact, on Valentine's Day, the Bushes hosted a black-tie
> dinner for 60 guests.
>
> "Perhaps this is how she is spending her capital," Gerhart said, using
> a term also employed by President Bush, who has vowed to spend the
> "political capital" he earned in the 2004 election.
>
> Gerhart added: "She is saying, 'Look, I know you don't want to stay up
> very late but darn it, every once in a while, I want to have some fun
> people around, a little music, a little dancing, a little wine, a
> little more fun at night.' And he says, 'OK dear.' "
>
> During their first four years, the Bushes hosted just four state
> dinners. Former President Bush and first lady Barbara Bush hosted four
> in their first six months in the White House.
>
> "I would say I think it's about time," said Quinn. "People have a
> tendency to think that entertaining in Washington politically and
> diplomatically is frivolous, but it is not. It is part of the work."
>
> As Mrs. Bush takes on her first official policy role with her
> husband's administration -- overseeing a new $150 million program to
> help troubled boys -- there is something else observers notice: The
> first lady has become more candid with the news media.
>
> In a recent interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," she said her
> daughter Jenna's reported new companion "is not a serious boyfriend."
> She later joked with a group of magazine reporters that perhaps she
> was being "a little too candid," according to the Hotline, the
> National Journal's daily political report.
>
> Gerhart says it is no surprise that Mrs. Bush has become more at ease
> with reporters.
>
> "She does not have to help that man get elected again, and that is
> very liberating," Gerhart said. "All first ladies have suffered under
> that. You know, the American people have all these expectations they
> voice on the first lady, in which she is supposed to be substantive,
> but not too substantive."
>
> Gerhart said it is also a sign that Mrs. Bush feels she can show more
> of her own personality. "She is really not that guarded of a person in
> private, and I think she is more comfortable letting the public see
> some of that," Gerhart added.
>
> The first lady, in a recent interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, said,
> "My role hasn't changed as much as I have changed and just become much
> more comfortable in this job that I have."
>
> The first lady's words and actions are also perhaps a reflection of
> her sky-high approval ratings with 85 percent saying they approve of
> the job she is doing, according to a recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.
>
> "Looking at the numbers, she seems to be a very popular person, with
> good cause," said Mrs. Bush's spokesman.
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> First lady shakes up White House staff
>
> Changes point to new approach for husband's second term
>
> By Kelly Wallace
> CNN
>
> NEW YORK (CNN) -- Behind the scenes, first lady Laura Bush is making
> big changes for the next four years.
>
> In the past two months, Mrs. Bush has hired a new social secretary and
> chief of staff -- and fired chef Walter Scheib III, who had been at
> the White House for 11 years.
>
> "We don't usually think of Laura Bush as firing anybody," said Ann
> Gerhart, a political reporter for The Washington Post's style section.
> "She is just as loyal as everybody else in the Bush family. So I think
> it's very unusual."
>
> Was it a clash of personalities or something else?
>
> Gerhart broke the story of Scheib's departure in early February.
>
> "He has said that Mrs. Bush wanted to set her own style, and he had
> tried to adapt and wasn't able to do that, so she is moving on,"
> Gerhart told CNN.
>
> Longtime Washington style expert Sally Quinn has another perspective.
>
> "I suspect she and the chef did not see eye-to-eye, and that is the
> kind of thing that happens," Quinn said. "So much of this is chemistry
> and personality. So I am sure they will get another chef and I am sure
> the food will be fine."
>
> Laura Bush's spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, would only say, "This was a
> good opportunity for Walter to pursue other opportunities."
>
> What's also at work, Washington observers say, is a first lady more
> comfortable at the start of her husband's second term and not having
> to worry about another election.
>
> "She, I'm sure, is partially responsible for him being re-elected, and
> I think that she knows that," Quinn said. "And I think that has given
> her an enormous amount of confidence."
>
> And with that confidence comes word the first lady and President Bush
> will be putting on their dancing shoes a whole lot more in the second
> term. In fact, on Valentine's Day, the Bushes hosted a black-tie
> dinner for 60 guests.
>
> "Perhaps this is how she is spending her capital," Gerhart said, using
> a term also employed by President Bush, who has vowed to spend the
> "political capital" he earned in the 2004 election.
>
> Gerhart added: "She is saying, 'Look, I know you don't want to stay up
> very late but darn it, every once in a while, I want to have some fun
> people around, a little music, a little dancing, a little wine, a
> little more fun at night.' And he says, 'OK dear.' "
>
> During their first four years, the Bushes hosted just four state
> dinners. Former President Bush and first lady Barbara Bush hosted four
> in their first six months in the White House.
>
> "I would say I think it's about time," said Quinn. "People have a
> tendency to think that entertaining in Washington politically and
> diplomatically is frivolous, but it is not. It is part of the work."
>
> As Mrs. Bush takes on her first official policy role with her
> husband's administration -- overseeing a new $150 million program to
> help troubled boys -- there is something else observers notice: The
> first lady has become more candid with the news media.
>
> In a recent interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," she said her
> daughter Jenna's reported new companion "is not a serious boyfriend."
> She later joked with a group of magazine reporters that perhaps she
> was being "a little too candid," according to the Hotline, the
> National Journal's daily political report.
>
> Gerhart says it is no surprise that Mrs. Bush has become more at ease
> with reporters.
>
> "She does not have to help that man get elected again, and that is
> very liberating," Gerhart said. "All first ladies have suffered under
> that. You know, the American people have all these expectations they
> voice on the first lady, in which she is supposed to be substantive,
> but not too substantive."
>
> Gerhart said it is also a sign that Mrs. Bush feels she can show more
> of her own personality. "She is really not that guarded of a person in
> private, and I think she is more comfortable letting the public see
> some of that," Gerhart added.
>
> The first lady, in a recent interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, said,
> "My role hasn't changed as much as I have changed and just become much
> more comfortable in this job that I have."
>
> The first lady's words and actions are also perhaps a reflection of
> her sky-high approval ratings with 85 percent saying they approve of
> the job she is doing, according to a recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.
>
> "Looking at the numbers, she seems to be a very popular person, with
> good cause," said Mrs. Bush's spokesman.