Details of the portraits have been kept under wraps ahead of today’s unveiling.
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, returned to the White House Wednesday, unveiling officialin an event that set humor and nostalgia over his presidency against the current harsh political talk about the survival of democracy.
Obama noted that some of them in the East Room audience had started families in the intervening years and feigned disappointment “that I haven’t heard of anyone naming a kid Barack or Michelle.” Michelle Obama, when it was her turn, laughingly opened by saying she had to thank her husband for “such spicy remarks.” To which he retorted, by way of explanation, “I’m not running again.”
Mrs. Obama said the tradition matters “not just for those of us who hold these positions, but for everyone participating in and watching our democracy.” “They have plain white backgrounds, nobody gestures, nobody — there are no props because we’re not here to tell the story of the person that’s sitting for them,” McCurdy told the White House Historical Association during an interview for its “1600 Sessions” podcast.
Obama’s portrait went on display in the Grand Foyer, the traditional showcase for paintings of the two most recent presidents. His portrait replaced Bill Clinton’s near the stairway to the residence,Wednesday night. George W. Bush’s portrait hangs on the wall opposite Obama’s in the foyer.
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