‘Love of Politics’
You know that you’re partying at a superimpressive house when there’s nary a drop of red wine to be found, lest a careless party-goer trip and do damage to, say, the art (Cassatt and Pissaro, to name a few) or the handmade Porthault linens appliqued with scenes of Washington.
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But such was the case on Saturday night, when an impressive array of Washington VIPs wined and dined at the gorgeous Kalorama home of Bernard and Joan Carl, to toast “For Love of Politics,” the new book by Vanity Fair contributing editor Sally Bedell Smith (Sally’s husband, Stephen G. Smith, is The Washington Examiner’s executive editor). The book focuses on Bill and Hillary Clinton during their White House years.
Christopher Hitchens, authorof ‘God is not Great,’ got into an intense conversation with Lord Richard Harries, a retired bishop of the Church of England and a former bishop of Oxford. Rest assured that theology figured prominently in their discussion.
Other notables: Maureen Orth, Ken and Jackie Duberstein, Harvey Pitts, Lucky Roosevelt, Gerald Rafshoon, Richard Thornburgh, Ambassador Thomas Siebert, Bill and Sarah Walton, Albert and Shirley Small, and Dr. LaSalle Leffall and Ruth Leffall.
Susan Gage catered the event.
