We communicate the level of scrutiny involved in communication today. How we communicate, and the level of scrutiny in our communication today. It probably changed the perception of the United States around the world. Initially, i think there was tremendous sympathy for the United States. I think in part because of actions that we chose to take including go to war. A lot of that sympathy dissipated. I think there is a profound admiration and respect for all of those people who put their lives on the line for the rescue operation. That certainly was evident from the very first day. I have respect for and gratitude for the way congressional leadership responded. Its interesting. Today, we talk about polling numbers and congress having perhaps the lowest Approval Ratings at any time in history. Something in the teens, i recall. I recall somebody coming to us a couple of weeks after 9 11 and telling me it was the highest Approval Rating. It was in the high 80s. Congress had an Approval Rat
Service, and then i was an usher to 1986. Later, i was appointed as the chief usher by president reagan. Steve what were your responsibilities as a chief usher . Gary walters they were threefold. First was to protect the family. Second was to maintain the office of the presidency. Third was to maintain the house of the president for the american people. We would have a million and a half people that would come through the house. Those were the three main activities. The main responsibility is to take care of the first family and see to their needs in the house. Steve what were your Biggest Challenges . Gary walters trying to make sure we took care of the every day, mundane things for the president and the first lady. You can think of it as a home. Many people do not, but it is where the president and first lady live. It is one of our jobs to ease some of the burdens of the family. We went to make sure the house was taking care of and kept clean. That is one of the Main Responsibilities