President Obama knocked back some cold beer in the Rose Garden with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and police Sgt. James Crowley of Cambridge, Mass., the two men at the heart last week of a heated debate over race in America.
Vice President Biden also joined them in a gathering that some dubbed the "beer summit" to clear the air after the recent uproar. Obama described it afterward as a "friendly, thoughtful conversation." "I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart," Obama said. "I am confident that has happened here tonight, and I am hopeful that all of us are able to draw this positive lesson from this episode." Click here for more.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Happy Hour arrives at the White House.
President Obama knocked back some cold beer in the Rose Garden with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and police Sgt. James Crowley of Cambridge, Mass., the two men at the heart last week of a heated debate over race in America.
Vice President Biden also joined them in a gathering that some dubbed the "beer summit" to clear the air after the recent uproar. Obama described it afterward as a "friendly, thoughtful conversation." "I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart," Obama said. "I am confident that has happened here tonight, and I am hopeful that all of us are able to draw this positive lesson from this episode." Click here for more.
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