"On Monday, aides to President Obama added blurbs to the end of the presidential biographies on the White House website, augmenting the work of historians Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey with references to the current president that are something less than scholarship. The changes were first noticed — and commented upon — by Seth Mandel at Commentary.

"The president’s opponents used the additions to tweak the president’s famously healthy ego, sparking top ten lists and the Republican National Committee’s “Obama In History” tumblr account, which depicts the president as part of other historical events, such as the moon landing and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

"But White House sources say the additions of items with hyperlinks are a commonly used Internet best practice to encourage people to browse more pages on a site.

"The additions take the form of little nuggets added to the end of the bios. For instance, after the biography of President Reagan it now reads: 'Did you know?' ...."

"On Monday, aides to President Obama added blurbs to the end of the presidential
biographies on the White House website, augmenting the work of historians Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey with references to the current president that are something less than scholarship. The changes were first noticed — and commented upon — by Seth Mandel at Commentary.

"The president’s opponents used the additions to tweak the president’s famously healthy ego, sparking top ten lists and the Republican National Committee’s “Obama In History” tumblr account, which depicts the president as part of other historical events, such as the moon landing and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

"But White House sources say the additions of items with hyperlinks are a commonly used Internet best practice to encourage people to browse more pages on a site.

"The additions take the form of little nuggets added to the end of the bios. For instance, after the biography of President Reagan it now reads: 'Did you know?' ...."