Barack Obama’s efforts to elude the press last night have been well documented, but Hillary Clinton took her own steps to evade the cameras outside her house. She ditched her normal gray Chevy Suburban for a dark minivan, followed by a small, nondescript car full of agents, which pulled out without fanfare around 8pm from her Georgetown home.

The destination? The home of Sen Dianne Feinstein of California, a long-time Clinton supporter who had offered her home as a meeting place for the two Democratic contenders to hash out differences and work to unify the party.

Feinstein provided details of the meeting to Fox Senate Producer Trish Turner, saying Sen Clinton called to take her up on the offer yesterday afternoon.

“In talking with Hillary and knowing at some point they would want to have a private conversation, I offered my home — which has some advantages in the privacy area,” Feinstein said. “She said that might be a good idea, and i didn’t hear anymore after.

“Late afternoon, she called and said can we use your home? And I said sure.”

As for the meeting itself, Feinstein said she didn’t get involved. “I welcomed them, i had a chance to talk to Hillary, who came early. I had a chance to talk with her a little bit,” she said. “Then Barack came, and I seated them in comfortable chairs by the fireplace and they had some water. Then I went upstairs to work and when they were finished he called up and I came down and said good night, and that was it.”

Asked whether Obama told her any of the details, Feinstein said “No, and I didn’t ask.”

Feinstein didn’t know whether they’d talked about the possibility of a Vice Presidential spot on the ticket for Sen Clinton, but said she supports the idea. Clinton, she said, brings constituencies “like women, elderly, like working people, certain states that are critical to win.”

“I also think it is a very good mix because it is a very historical ticket,” she said, but acknowledged that it’s Obama’s choice to make.

As for the secrecy, Feinstein defended the evasive maneuvers employed by both candidates. “This was a private conversation. It was just between Sen Obama and Sen Clinton,” she said. “I feel very strongly that they are entitled to be able to talk without having to make a statement or go out and greet the press.