John Rogers Shares Views in Article on Obama

John Rogers shared his perspective on the changes in President Obama during his first term in a New York Times article titled, "After 4 Years, Friends See Shifts in the Obamas." The article appeared on January 19, shortly before Inauguration Day. The article notes,

The rituals they introduced are now matters of tradition instead of innovation. At their White House Seder, the small group of mostly African-American and Jewish attendees reads the Emancipation Proclamation right before welcoming Elijah, just as the year before. The president played basketball on Election Day 2012, as he did on most of the voting days in 2008. But this time it felt different: the men older, the action slower, a reunion game with everyone talking about the old days, said John Rogers Jr., a longtime friend who joined in.