Miriam Peters, 100, retired head of Burnham School Nov 14, 2009
Carol Somerville of Washington, D.C., who graduated from Burnham in 1969, talked on the phone with her often when she was manager of Blair House in Washington, the guest house of presidents, during the Reagan administration. Somerville said she would call to get advice on matters such as gloves at dinner, finger bowls, and seating arrangements. (Boston Globe)
Political Grapevine Sep 22, 2009
USA Today reports that Mr. Clinton says Yeltsin's late-night drinking during a visit to Washington in 1995 nearly created an international incident: "The Russian president was staying at Blair House, the government guest quarters. Late at night, Clinton told (author Taylor) Branch Secret Service agents found Yeltsin clad only in his underwear standing alone on Pennsylvania Avenue and trying to hail a cab. He wanted a pizza he told them his words slurring.". FOX News Channel's Zachary Kenworthy... (Fox News)
Tewksbury businesses meet at the Sky Box Aug 25, 2009
Among the local business representatives who attended the gathering were Jan Alicardi, Bates Insurance; Dan Jaracz, NY Life; Annette Kurman, Blair House of Tewksbury; Mark Kiklis, Kiklis Real Estate; Carol Reebenacker, Glacial Energy; Larry Mazzone, Cocard; Cory Bannerman, Wachovia; Sky Box chef Angelo Vecchi, Serey Chea, Eastern Bank; Sarah Gurule, Community Connection Yellow Pages; Caroline McAlister, Bates Insurance; Sky Box chef David Page; Johnny Ward, Small World Wireless; Steve Jones,... (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
As deadline looms, key opponents demand changes in healthcare bill Jul 29, 2009
The 22 officials with Cabinet rank plan to meet Friday and Saturday with White House senior staff at Blair House, the government s guest house, for a working retreat. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to visit the group Friday. (Boston Globe)
Why Are We In Puerto Rico? May 29, 2009
In 1950 two members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party tried to shoot their way into Blair House to , who was staying there while the White House underwent renovation. In 1954 members of the same group managed to wound five members of Congress by from the House Ladies Gallery while shouting, "Viva Puerto Rico libre." Another group called the (Fuerzas Armadas Liberacion Nacional Puertoriquena) conducted a series of bombings in the U.S. during the 1970s and 1980s, killing five people and... (Slate)
