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...Kaki Hockersmith, the Little Rock, Arkansas, decorator who designed the new settings, was meticulously correct, meeting the principle Hillary Rodham Clinton posited to Historic Preservation magazine: "Preservation and restoration, not redecoration . . . furthering the historic mission of the house." Duly noted. But to some eyes, the strong colors and elaborate draperies seem a tad overwrought. Even an approving White House expert admits that "it takes a little time getting used...
...need a full hour to analyze the Treaty Room, which now serves as the President's home office. George Bush had it done in pale green, with much English chintz; ranks of miniature soldiers marched across the marble mantel. Clinton asked for a masculine, library-like room, and, says Hockersmith, loves the deep red simulated-leather wallpaper, massive, specially designed bookcases and his easy chair and ottoman from the Arkansas Governor's mansion. Nine major treaties -- most recently the Arafat-Rabin agreement of last September -- were signed on the circa-1867 table that serves as his desk...
...Susan Thomases was a Pilgrim. Affable communications director Mark Gearan became a gorilla, while mild-mannered personnel chief Bruce Lindsey wore a nun's habit. Pirate George Stephanopoulos huddled with media whiz Mandy Grunwald, who looked for all the world like a health security card. White House decorator Kaki Hockersmith--Scarlett O'Hara--had her dress made from fabric matching the curtains in the Lincoln Bedroom...
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