'Alice in Wonderland' at the White House: Pics from controversial Halloween party revealed
The first pictures of the infamous Alice in Wonderland Halloween party at the White House emerged today...
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From Daily Mail UK: The first pictures of the infamous Alice in Wonderland Halloween party at the White House emerged today – just hours it was revealed the Obama administration kept the 2009 celebration under wraps for two years.
The pictures will likely add to the embarrassment for the administration as the Obamas have been highly criticized for hosting a lavish Halloween party- with guests like actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton- in 2009 at the same time that the country was in the midst of a recession.
The initial news of the party came from a book, written by New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor, which maintains that the reason why it was kept so quiet at the time was because the administration was aware that it would be in poor form for them to host an extravagant party when so many were suffering financially.
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