Obama Aides Get Engaged In Paris
First lady Michelle Obama’s spokeswoman got an urgent call Saturday morning, summoning her to the U.S. Embassy ahead of time. An aide told Katie McCormick Lelyveld that Obama’s daughters were ready to leave and she had better hurry.
But instead of finding Malia and Sasha waiting for her, she saw her boyfriend and an engagement ring.
“I thought she was going to pass out,” said Tommy Vietor, an assistant White House press secretary who handles State and Defense issues for President Barack Obama.
“I was shaking _ he completely surprised me,” McCormick Lelyveld said. “I couldn’t have picked a more perfect way for this to happen.”
When told of the proposal, President Obama told aides Vietor had pulled off a “smooth move.”
—via Huffington Post
