Cover of the Nov. 19, 2012 issue. Click-through for the story behind “Rhapsody in Blue,”  the cover after Obama’s reelection from artist Mark Ulriksen: http://nyr.kr/ZfzUIQ

Amy Davidson on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered caucus meeting at the Democratic National Convention, and gays and lesbians within the Democratic Party: http://nyr.kr/PH68WJ

Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have never been close. Some of their advisers concede that the two men don’t really like each other. They have openly disagreed on policy issues and political strategy, and the acrimony generated during the 2008 Democratic primaries, when Hillary Clinton ran against Obama for the nomination, has yet to fully dissipate. Nevertheless, a carefully orchestrated reconciliation of sorts has been under way for some time now. The former Democratic President, long spurned by the current one, has been given a prominent speaking spot at the Convention, in Charlotte, the night before the President’s speech—a spot usually reserved for the Vice-President. Joe Biden was bumped to the following night, in the slot immediately before Obama.

The reconciliation began in earnest late last summer…

In this week’s issue, Ryan Lizza looks at how Obama and Clinton have developed a mutually advantageous relationship: http://nyr.kr/S2ZVKK