The Amateur by Klein Edward

Author:Klein, Edward [Klein, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781596983144
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published: 2012-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Eventually, Oprah got a green light for her interview, and on February 17, 2009, she and Gayle climbed into Oprah’s custom-built, $42 million Bombardier Global Express XRS and jetted off to Washington. The women had talked about having Oprah’s $335,000 Bentley Azure convertible pick them up at Reagan National Airport and drive them to the White House with the top down, even though it was a cold, cloudy day with the temperature in the thirties. But it occurred to them that Michelle wasn’t going to be waiting at the front door of the White House and wouldn’t notice their grand entrance.4 So they ditched the Bentley idea, and counted on the White House sending a suburban and driver to meet them at the airport. But that didn’t happen, either. Instead, Oprah had to pay for a limo ride to the White House.

When they arrived, Oprah and Gayle weren’t treated like VIPs; they were made to wait at the security gate like ordinary visitors. Once inside, they had to cool their heels for a long time before they were shown up to the Yellow Oval Room in the family residence, where Michelle finally made an appearance.

“Michelle told Oprah and Gayle what great light the room got,” said a Harpo executive who spoke to Oprah later about the meeting. “But it was a grim, overcast, washed-out sort of a day. Michelle also told them how great it was to be waited on by a large staff, as if Oprah wouldn’t know about that. And oddly enough, Michelle mentioned that the White House cooks made the best pie in the world. But she didn’t offer Oprah or Gayle any. It was almost an act of cruelty. Instead, she served them almonds, not an Oprah fave.

“Michelle seemed to direct her answers and asides to Gayle, rather than Oprah,” the Harpo exec continued. “It made both Oprah and Gayle very uncomfortable, which may have been the idea. Oprah struck back by asking Michelle whether she and the president were still fighting a lot. Taken aback by such a personal question, Michelle stumbled, then finally managed to say that the marital arguing had been a ‘growth point’ in their relationship.”

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