TUAW photo of the day

This photo was prominently display on the WhiteHouse.gov homepage yesterday. It's Laura Bush hanging out with the cool kids (members of the Shakespeare Festival/LA's Will Power to Youth program) before a performance of Romeo & Juliet.

laura bush with powerbook

I know Apple has paid for placements before, but I am going to go out on a limb and say they did not pay Laura Bush $15,000 to stand behind a Powerbook for this photo op :)

[Thanks, Chris!]

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This photo was prominently display on the WhiteHouse.gov homepage yesterday. It's Laura Bush hanging out with the cool kids (members of the...

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Chris Anthony

I'm the program director and I never saw any money exchange hands. But after that great free press, do you think that someone at Apple might have a Powerbook to spare? That one belongs to our music mentor, not us. We are How is that for shameless?

April 28 2005 at 8:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jeremy

My wife works at Shakespeare Festival/LA and organized this event. I can guaranty that Apple didn't give anyone any money for this shot (though SFLA would sure appreciate a donation). I noticed the PowerBook on the sound table when I helped them set up, and as always it made me smile, but I never expected it to get this much press. Macs are just so photogenic!

April 28 2005 at 3:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jake of 8bitjoystick.com

John Kerry has a Powerbook. http://joi.ito.com/archives/2004/07/16/kerrys_powerbook.html

April 28 2005 at 1:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

anon

Maybe not Laura, but I bet they paid the camera guy

April 28 2005 at 11:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Gerald Buckley

If they won't buy time on Rush Limbaugh (a stark raving Apple nut) they sure as heck won't pay the Bush administration a dime for placement. Just ask one of their board of directors... none other than Al Gore.

April 28 2005 at 10:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply