Oh, to be a fly on the wall tonight in the White House


President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shared a private dinner tonight, according to news organizations reporting on the state visit of the Chinese leader..

Wednesday will feature pomp, circumstance, and lots of PR and photo ops.. But tonight was without the glare of the spotlight, without the prying ears of microphones.. absent grand statements and spectacle.

Instead, the two shared time together in the Old Family Dining Room in the White House..





The White House said there were no official note takers on hand and to this point no official record on what the conversation topics were during the private affair..