Memories of a White House Usher
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:21 pm
Nice article in today's Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09021/94 ... newspanel1
Skip Allen tells a bit T.M.I. about his favorite president, Ronald Reagan
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09021/94 ... newspanel1
Skip Allen tells a bit T.M.I. about his favorite president, Ronald Reagan
His favorite was President Ronald Reagan, a jovial man who always said hello, had a story to tell and did not take himself too seriously.
Late in the evening of his Jan. 20, 1981, inaugural, Mr. Reagan's signature was needed on a document, so Mr. Allen hurried upstairs to see the new president. He stood and waited while the president, dripping from a shower, wiped off his hand and wrote his name.
Less than an hour later, Mr. Allen had to obtain the president's signature again on another document. This time, Nancy Reagan answered the door and the president emerged from his dressing room wearing his underwear.
"Oh, Ronnie, put on a robe," Mrs. Reagan said. The president demurred, saying, "That's all right. He's already seen me naked."