First White House Chrismukkah cards accidentally sent
A card sent to Jewish leaders had a distinctly Yuletide flavor.
Whoops!
The invitation sent to American Jewish leaders on behalf of the
President and First Lady, requesting "the pleasure of your company at a
Hanukkah reception," bore an image of a Clydesdale horse drawn cart,
carrying the White House Christmas tree, with a Christmas
wreath-adorned White House in the background.
Mrs. Bush's press secretary, Sally McDonough, attributed the snafu
to a "staff mistake" in not printing separate cards for the different
White House holiday events, as has been the custom in years past. "Mrs.
Bush is apologetic, It is just something that fell through the cracks,"
she said, referring to the role of the First Lady's office in sending
out the invitations.
The card as originally intended featured a menorah given to the
White House during Harry Truman's presidency. That mailing was to have
gone out today, according to Mrs. McDonough.
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