We stayed late into the night at The Powerhouse for a WHCD Making News pre-party hosted by National Journal, Atlantic Media and OurTime.org. We snapped National Journal events editor Lila Ibrahim flanked by National Geographic prez Howard Owensand Benjamin Davis.
We saw AtlanticLIVE EIC Steve Clemonshours before he hosted a breakfast chat with Rachel Maddow and Sen. Joe Manchin at the Newseum. Hes with Andrew Sklav and Mark Evans.
Jazz artist Ski Johnson played his sax in the VIP section surrounded by food and travel writer Shari Sheffield, vocalist Trevor Holland, producer Chillyed Beats, GM director Aquila Powell, and Douglas Crocker. Last Conan joke: To any US senators here tonight, if you would like to switch either your dessert or your position on gay marriage, please signal a waiter."
Dykemas Andy Buczek, Government Executive Media Group VP Hilery Sirpis and prez Tim Hartman, and Deloittes Pamela Merritt. Last Obama joke: "My advisers suggested that I should start with jokes at my own expense. Just take myself down a peg. I was like, guys after four and a half years how many pegs are there left?"
Caitlin Byrnes and Travis Holler contributed to this issue.
