This article is at Cindy By The Sea's blog. She writes more about the design of the menorah the president used. Whoda, I had not noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing that out.

She also does some interesting day counts from the time he lit the candles, and gives a nod to Ron Reese.

http://cindybythesea.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/changing-the-set-times-and-laws/