Katie Couric & Brooks Perlin at Obama’s First State Dinner

CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric was among a handful of media types at tonight’s state dinner at the White House. And, as NYTimes.com features in a slideshow, Couric made a rare public appearance with her boyfriend Brooks Perlin.

• The Times‘ Jeff Zeleny has the full guest list, which includes Jeffrey Immelt, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Gayle King, who is the focus of tomorrow’s “So What Do You Do?” interview on mediabistro.com.

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