Kate Andersen Brower is a really good journalist – so good that she was able to turn her questions into two New York Times best sellers, The Residence and First Women. These two books take a close look into the private lives of America’s most public family – the First …

Annie Leibovitz’s photo of President Obama and his family in the White House. Can you imagine how cool it would be to grow up there? H/T – Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook

Politico’s Patrick Gavin and Amie Parnes recently caught up with some local celebs about the First Family’s trip to Martha’s Vineyard this week. In case you wondered, Wolf Blitzer vacations wherever they have "a good chair."

Over the weekend the Obama’s got their new puppy. The WaPo had the exclusive, although TMZ tends to think they broke the story.  [stay classy] The White House had offered The Washington Post a "puppy exclusive" when the time came, according to The Washington Post! But last Friday, we got …