Did the White House do anything to observe World AIDS day?
A red ribbon was hanged on the front of the White House in honor of World AIDS Day. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/white-house-marks-world-aids-day/ November 30, 2009, 8:47 pm White House Marks World AIDS Day By KATE PHILLIPS A red ribbon hangs on the front of the White House in honor of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. Jonathan Ernst A stunning, large red AIDS ribbon adorns the North Portico of the White House in advance of World AIDS Day on Tuesday. The Obama administration held an event on Monday to tout its commitments to combating HIV/AIDS, announcing that the 2012 International Aids Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. The declaration comes on the heels of the administration’s decision in October to lift the ban against travel to the United States by those with the HIV virus. It’s not the first time that the two-story AIDS ribbon has dressed the White House.