On this day in 1981, the White House issued a memo about an upcoming reception which – in longstanding political tradition – completely buried its most important fact.
The announcement in question was that they would be holding a reception the following day for the Commission for the White House Record Library, and if you didn’t realize that there even was such a thing, the memo has prepared for that contingency. It goes on to explain that “the White House Record Library is a collection of music, drama, poetry, and prose reflective of our nation’s cultural interests,” one which “was established in 1973 and is administered by a volunteer commission whose members are appointed by the First Lady.”
The announcement in question was that they would be holding a reception the following day for the Commission for the White House Record Library, and if you didn’t realize that there even was such a thing, the memo has prepared for that contingency. It goes on to explain that “the White House Record Library is a collection of music, drama, poetry, and prose reflective of our nation’s cultural interests,” one which “was established in 1973 and is administered by a volunteer commission whose members are appointed by the First Lady.”
