FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Friday, November 30, 2007
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2007-11-30

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DIARY ENTRY — Friday, November 30, 2007
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 164 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Chris an I attended a Holiday Dinner Party at the White House hosted by
the President and First Lady. I had been at several Holiday receptions at the White
House around Christmas Time, but this was the first time that I attended a Holiday
Dinner. There were about 75 – 100 people in attendance. Wonderful affair! The
POTUS and First Lady circulated freely with guests as we had cocktails in the foyer
adjourning the East Room. Spent several minutes talking with the POTUS and First
Lady separately. He and she had just finished an AIDS event in Mount Airy to
commemorate World AIDS Day (Dec. 1 – tomorrow). The POTUS had a large 50 foot
red AIDS Ribbon hung from the front portico of the White House and he was excited
about pointing it out to me. The POTUS in his usual generous way with me kept
introducing me to people at the reception as one of the world’s greatest scientist who will
get us an AIDS vaccine. Again, as usual, he was very warm and friendly with me.
Dinner was elegant – pumpkin soup, lamb, fine wines and champagne. The evening was
crystal clear and cold (around 40 F). After dinner we had Christmas carols by the Army
Choir and a trumpet and piano medley of Holiday Songs by 2 young black men from
New Orleans (?names).

Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, 2007 - Pre-Iowa caucus heating up with Obama closing the gap with
Hillary Clinton who is front-runner. Romney and Giuliani neck in neck on the
Republican side. Despite the fact that election is 1 year away, election politics is
dominating the news. The “surge” in troops in Iraq appears to be working in cutting
down the violence, but this is still a tenuous situation. Latest NIE states that Iran
(contrary to what was previously thought) has halted their nuclear weapons programs.
Life in DC as active and political as ever.