The “White House Ties” graphic needs to be updated. Nides is no longer in State; he left for Morgan Stanley in Feb 2013 (not that that’s much better, given the ties between the administration and the big finance houses).
To update the “White House Ties” graphic, you could substitute White House Press Shill Jay Carney for Nides, since he is married to ABC correspondent Claire Shipman. Or there are probably (and sadly) scores of other examples....