Larry Summers

"First Draft of History" Event Announced - Posted August 31, 2009
Invitations for the "First Draft of History," a Newseum event sponsored by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute are being extended today. The invite-only, all on-the-record event will include interviews and panel discussions with folks like Larry Summers, Janet Napolitano, Michael Bloomberg, David Petraeus, Lindsey Graham and Eric Schmitt. The... [FishBowlDC]

FishPoolDC: Our Insider's Notes from Today's Press Briefing (Banking, Birthdays & Bowling) - Posted August 3, 2009
No Thanks to Larry and Timmy: WH Press Secretary Robert Gibbs spent a good chunk of today's briefing recalibrating the headline generators from the Sunday morning talk shows as the president's NEC Prez Larry Summers and Treasury head Timothy Geithner had seemed to leave the door open to a tax increase... [FishBowlDC]

Media Night With The Washington Kastles - Posted July 15, 2009
Well, it may not have officially been media night at the Washington Kastles match, but plenty of journos came out last night to see Serena Williams play in her first and only home match. Joining Kastles owner Mark Ein in the front row was National Economic Council director Larry Summers, Bloomberg's... [FishBowlDC]

More RTCA Dets: CBS Pre-Parties, Maddow Guest Bartends At MSNBC After-Party, Gibbs To Play MC Rove - Posted June 18, 2009
Ok, we're kidding about Robert Gibbs playing this year's MC Rove, but we have learned of a few more legitimate details to share with you about tomorrow evening's RTCA dinner... • CBS News is hosting a pre-party on the second floor of the convention center. There will be a live band... [FishBowlDC]

More RTCA Dets: CBS Pre-Parties, Maddow Guest Bartends At MSNBC After-Party, Gibbs To Play MC Rove - Posted June 18, 2009
Ok, we're kidding about Robert Gibbs playing this year's MC Rove, but we have learned of a few more legitimate details to share with you about tomorrow evening's RTCA dinner... • CBS News is hosting a pre-party on the second floor of the convention center. There will be a live band... [FishBowlDC]

Treasury Secretary Geithner Discusses WaPo Op-Ed - Posted June 15, 2009
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Time's Richard Stengel. Photo courtesy Time Warner. CNN, Fortune and Time Magazine are co-hosting a half-day economic summit in New York today. The keynote conversation was with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and moderated by Time managing editor Richard Stengel. Geither discussed his op-ed in today's WaPo, co-written... [FishBowlDC]

The After-Parties: Vanity Fair & Bloomberg - Posted May 10, 2009
So just who made the cut at the highly exclusive Vanity Fair/Bloomberg after-party at the gorgeous residence of French Ambassador Pierre Vimont? It was impossible to get in if you weren't on the list- Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford got turned away at first, but we saw him inside shortly after. No pics... [FishBowlDC]

A Cup of Sunday Morning Tea - Posted April 20, 2009
The Tax Day Tea Parties were a topic on every Sunday morning show, but the way they were discussed varied between programs. The most talked about tea party quote came from President Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod on CBS' Face the Nation. "The thing that bewilders me is this President just cut... [TVNewser]

"Fidgety Picture" and a Flush on CNBC - Posted April 10, 2009
Several tipsters noticed this audible flush yesterday on CNBC after the network had to cut away from a Larry Summers Q&A:... [TVNewser]

After Almost a Year of Controversy, Harvard Chooses New Dean For its Graduate School of Design - Posted August 13, 2007
The Architect's Newspaper has some interesting commentary on the appointment of Mohsen Mostafavi as dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Design program. Mostafavi, who taught at Harvard in the 90's and also taught at London's Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) and Cornell, succeeds Alan Altshuler after a long struggle to... [UnBeige]