News
2005-11-04
Mary Cheney and
girlfriend dine at White House
A diverse crowd
showed up for Wednesday night's lavish White House
dinner honoring newlyweds Prince Charles and Camilla, the
A diverse crowd
showed up for Wednesday night's lavish White House
dinner honoring newlyweds Prince Charles and Camilla, the
Duchess of Cornwall.
First daughter Jenna Bush brought her boyfriend,
and Mary Cheney brought her girlfriend.
It was the lesbian couple's first major White
House social event together, according to TheWashington Post. The extremely private Cheney
and her longtime partner, Heather Poe, made news last year
when they were photographed together at the Republican
National Convention in New York. Poe also sat in the
Cheney family box.
America Online recently announced that it
has hired Cheney to assist in managing the
advertising, e-commerce, and search engines,which are
considered AOL's core functions. Cheney's résumé
includes heading up a gay and lesbian outreach
program for Coors Brewing Co. and running operations
in the reelection campaign of her father, Vice
President Dick Cheney. She received a graduate
business degree from the University of Denver.
Guests dined on a four-course
menu—the debut of new White House chef Cristeta
Comerford—featuring celery-and-shrimp soup, buffalo
medallions and salad, with petits fours and chartreuse
ice cream for dessert. Afterward, there was music by
cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancing. Camilla sat next to a
tuxedo-clad President Bush, smiling warmly as the president
and the prince exchanged toasts to the U.S.-British relationship.
Among the better-known dinner guests were former
first lady Nancy Reagan, accompanied by television
producer Merv Griffin; former NFL star Lynn Swann;
newly installed Supreme Court chief justice John
Roberts; and Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, the military
coordinator in the Gulf Coast region following
Hurricane Katrina. (Advocate.com/AP)
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