[PBRSTREETGANG]

From the article, "He organized the first White House Iftar after bin Laden and al-Qaeda launched the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington."

(I'll research further, however, now that I'm out here on this limb.)

[Howlin]

Okay. I misread that; I was thinking it was the first one for HIS administration.

That gives me pause.

[Howlin]

BTW

(I'll research further, however, now that I'm out here on this limb.)

Very funny......but I was sincere; I just didn't know what the "traditions" of the White House had been in recent years.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

From USA Today, November 19, 2001:

The dinner was part of a broad public relations campaign by the administration aimed at blunting criticism of the airstrikes. Bush often makes a point of saying the United States is waging war on terrorism, not Islam. He has visited a mosque and met with Muslim leaders at the White House.

It was the first time a president has hosted a Ramadan meal. During the Clinton administration, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted meals at the White House for Muslim-American leaders.