article_snippet.sent: No such mishaps happened during the tenure of Bernard, whose behind-the-scenes work kept the White House in shipshape during social events.
article_snippet.sent: Under Barrier-breaking Bernard's watch, White House has moved from formal printed invitations for many events to an email system.
article_snippet.sent: White House has also shed the tradition of seating husbands and wives away from each other at dinners.
article_snippet.sent: It is still White House, still very historic and traditional, but It doesn’t have to be uncomfortable.'