Read more Oval Office stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11856/oval-office.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:36:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68552/sasha-in-oval-office-evokes-john-john.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new photo released by the White House shows Sasha Obama sneaking up on her dad from behind an Oval Office couch—recalling an iconic image of John Kennedy Jr. hiding under his dad’s desk in 1963. That picture became part of the Kennedy family’s "‘Camelot’ image," writes Eliot Sefton...http://www.newser.com/story/68552/sasha-in-oval-office-evokes-john-john.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 13:38:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54745/obamas-will-pick-up-tab-for-white-house-renovations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack and Michelle Obama won’t be using the $100,000 in taxpayer cash the first family is allotted for White House renovations, New York magazine reports. Instead, they’ll fund their fix-up out of their own pockets. Which may be a good political investment, since they’ve hired Michael S. Smith, a...http://www.newser.com/story/54745/obamas-will-pick-up-tab-for-white-house-renovations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 7:44:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50132/turns-out-bush-didnt-always-wear-his-jacket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a former White House staffer ripped Barack Obama for being under-dressed in the Oval Office, where President Bush required a suit and tie, the Huffington Post has photos of Bush jacketless in, you guessed it, the Oval Office. “There should be a dress code of respect,” Andrew Card told...http://www.newser.com/story/50132/turns-out-bush-didnt-always-wear-his-jacket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 14:23:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49291/in-obamas-white-house-informality-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen George W. Bush was in charge, no one was allowed to enter the Oval Office without a suit and tie—and 43 even demanded business attire on weekends. Barack Obama's White House is a more casual place, where even the president himself works in shirtsleeves, the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/49291/in-obamas-white-house-informality-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 8:43:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48598/its-straight-to-work-for-no-44.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama kicked off day one as president by entering the Oval Office at 8:35am, later, notes the Christian Science Monitor , than his predecessor typically did—though perhaps not that late considering his night of parties stretched until 1am. Obama spent 10 minutes alone, reading a note in an...http://www.newser.com/story/48598/its-straight-to-work-for-no-44.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 10:31:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48435/bush-leaves-customary-oval-office-note-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContinuing a White House ritual begun by Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush left a note in the Oval Office for President-elect Barack Obama, wishing him well as he takes the reins of the executive branch. The White House declined to provide specific details of the message, saying only that Bush...http://www.newser.com/story/48435/bush-leaves-customary-oval-office-note-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 8:28:58 CST