I owe the thank you to the president s that kept me there. I wondered what your typical day was like as far as how many hours a day you worked and if you have children, did they get to interact with any of the family members . Yes. My typical day was not very typical. Lly i usually got to work at about 6 15 in the morning. To establish the routine for the day, pick up notes that came in overnight. And i never knew what time i was going to go home in the around. It depended on the president and the first ladys schedule, what activities were going on. Certainly if theres a world situation that occurs, i have spent three, four, five days there at a time. At th so i really cant say that thera is a typical day. They were all memorable and i cant say they were all enjoyable, but most of them were very enjoyable but very tiring. D the staff was the same way. Theyw i knew that i could count on them. They had regular hours. They were there from such and touch time to such and such time. But i k
First of all, thank you for the most enlightening session. Ae i was wondering if theres something you can share with us, the most outrageous or memorable request that was ever made. Pres ive never had an outrageous request by the president of the United States or his wife. At least none that ill share. Ie your remarks, i think, are yu incredible because they humanize the people in the white house that the American People dont see. You plan to write your memoirs or at least this kind of thing and put it in print for people to read . At this time, no. I was able to get and was probably the only person that spoke to both the president and the first lady on a daily basis. And i believe that their privacy is more important than my telling that part of the story. A most of there things that i related here today, either the president or the first lady have mentioned in casual conversations with friends and r know that that information is out there. Or and i just believe that it is ym their hi
Respondent to being in service to the president. Is. But i think it would be a far reach to see anything like duri dowton abby. Mr. Walters, i have a very simple question to ask you. During your tenure, who was your favorite social secretary that you worked with . Somehow, i thought a former social secretary might come up with that question. And, of course, it had to be caprica marshall. Th we spent probably more time with each other than we did with our spouses for eight years. This is working, yes, absolutely workinu at the white house. This is a light hearted question, but i noticed when yo. Were talking about the pingpong, you never said who won. Thats right. I didnt. Tt. G you mentioned that at one time there was the suggestion during mr. Trumans administration that they tear down the white house and start over again. And i wonder, have there ever been serious recommendations that it might be healthier if the president and his family lived separately from their office . At least s