harry was the first to admit he wasn t the most charismatic or politically correct speaker. after a press conference, he d sometimes go up to a staffer and say, okay, tell me everything i did wrong. but harry knew who he was. and he had the distinct advantage of not really caring what other people thought of him. in a town obsessed with appearances, harry had a real vanity deficit. he didn t like phonies. he didn t like grandstanding. he was proud of the fact he didn t own a tuxedo. when he had to go to fundraisers, he would try to get out in under ten minutes. and apparently, the only white house congressional picnic harry
house congressional picnic harry ever attended was for his son, key s benefit. he wants to impress a girl. he was dating at the time. he and meile got married, so harry admitted it was worth the sacrifice. finally, for all of harry s toughness, all his hard nosed views about politics, harry loved his family. loved his staff. and harry was a true and loyal friend. during my time in the senate, he