It's not clear if there were hugs, but there were plenty of smiles when
the Obamas and the Clintons attended a swanky party on Martha's Vineyard.
Exclusive photographs obtained Thursday by the Daily News show
President Obama smiling and chatting it up with each of the Clintons throughout
the get-together Wednesday night.
In one shot, Hillary Clinton and Obama talk amicably with Ann Jordan,
wife of Democratic powerbroker Vernon Jordan.
Several photos show Obama sharing laughs with former President Bill
Clinton. At one point, Obama drew close to Clinton, and appeared to whisper in
the former President's ear.
If there were hard feelings after Hillary Clinton's sharp criticism
earlier this week of Obama's foreign policy, they were kept under wraps.
Other photos capture Obama and Bill Clinton - separately - cutting it
up on the dance floor.
An estimated 150 people attended the party, to celebrate Ann Jordan's
birthday.
Hillary Clinton's spokesman said Tuesday that the former First Lady and
secretary of state was looking forward to the private get-together and
"hugging it out" with Obama after her comments about the President's
foreign policy upset some Obama loyalists.
The official White House take on the evening was upbeat. Spokesman Eric
Schultz said Wednesday night that "the President and First Lady ... were
happy to have the chance to spend time with Secretary Clinton and Former
President Clinton."
"President Obama honored Mrs.
Jordan with a toast before dinner, as did Mr. Jordan and Secretary Clinton and
others," Schultz said.
"The Obamas danced to nearly
every song," and "a good time was had by all," Schultz said of
the party, held under a white tent at the Farm Neck Golf Club.
In an interview with The Atlantic, which was released on Sunday,
Hillary Clinton said Obama's failure to support "moderate" rebels in
Syria led to the surge of the violent Islamic extremism now spreading across
northern Syria and Iraq.
She took aim at Obama's foreign policy doctrine, saying, "Don't do
stupid stuff" is not an "organizing principle" for "great
nations."
On Tuesday, she called up Obama to smooth things over, saying that
"nothing she said was an attempt to attack him, his policies, or his
leadership," her spokesman Nick Merrill said.
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