January 21, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
Gara LaMarche, like may Americans, was touched by President Obama’s inauguration this week.
While Mr. LaMarche, who is president of the Atlantic Philanthropies, watched the actual transfer of power on TV, he did come to Washington Monday to soak up the pre-inaugural cheer. And his foundation supported a gala with The Huffington Post to celebrate the change in administration.
“I’ve never been to, say, the Vanity Fair Oscar Night party, but this was probably a close approximation, though with the likes of Tim Geithner and Larry Summers mingling with Will-I-Am, Sharon Stone, and Larry David,” he writes on his personal blog, the GaraLog. “Or, as The Washington Post put it this morning, ‘Hollywood for Ugly People meets … Hollywood.’”
But more exciting than the swanky party, he writes, was just the spirit in the air.
“From a long and passionate tribute to democracy delivered by the captain of our flight from Salt Lake City to the Obama-festooned (scarves, hats, buttons, bags …) passengers on the Metro, the city was buzzing with hope, solidarity, and simple joy,” he writes.
Read more about The Huffington Post party and other events on The Chronicle’s inauguration blog.
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