Show r W It r I Ii i t i It would not be easy to be a President of ot the United states Aside from the constant decisions ot of world wide significance the weighing of Imbalanced unbalanced advice from factions and trusted advisors sors the sincere effort to lo do what whatever whatever whatever ever 1 Is b best beet t for the country which he ho loves lovee there Is la always the people This latter aspect was Will never better proven than In Salt Lake City Thursday and l Friday Many of the people who see seea a go hysterical absolutely absolutely ablo berserk Thank God they are In the minority or each would be killed by worshiping mobs Along the parade route there were screams and Implications to look at t me eee see me here In the hotel lobby both men and women crowded forward In an effort to I touch the man to maybe boast generations to come that they shook his hand 1 Ills 1 hand has four fingers and a thumb Im I'm sure he pulls on his pants one leg teg at a time lie He walks on two legs What Is there about H man to make people break Into I tears and scream Oh God bless you sir God bless you ou I This time I saw more of than I did when we had luncheon lunch luncheon eon at the White House lIou a year ago The Utah Press lre entertain cd td the working newspapermen I at a cocktail party and lunch luncheon eon eon I lt stayed all night and accidentally ac was quartered on the same floor with the President Since I cannot sleep after 6 II am a.m. away from home I was out I and around early and got acquainted acquainted ac with the Secret Service Servicemen Servicemen Servicemen men on the floor They were ev One sat Bat In a a. chair all aU night facing the elevator and he checked me thoroughly when I w went nt to bed Others Othere were In all I the rooms up and down dawn the hall hail II with the doors open and never a relaxation of vigilance There was wat a fireman on duty on every floor in the hall all night Elevator repairmen and technicians technician were at the top at atthe atthe atthe the bottom and riding the tie ale The blonde and dimpled elevator captain who alone was val permitted to guide the Presidents President's elevator had been thoroughly checked out by the Fill Fiji So had every member of the Press Irell They know more about me than My Iy Lady l Pair Fair does When and his small email party came down the h hail had ul to a break break- last date With President and Mrs McKay on the same floor the hall hail was cleared first by the omnipresent Security men I 1 was waved into a small side aide room which contained a fireman and a Secret Service operative who had his hand on his hia gun The hotel help chambermaids waiters walters helpers helper clustered at an Intersection and paused to shake hands and extend thanks to all alt within reach They went nut nuts Tears and and clambering to Just touch the man I And Security watching every every move At the Tabernacle the night before three Secret Service Servicemen Servicemen men stood with their backs to the platform watching every thing When I reached for a i lt f 1 handkerchief because I f always bawl a B little bit when that marvelous choir sings ling Battle nattle Hymn I could have hive been shot between the eyes Outdoors they told us 00 agents were shining flashlights up Into the trees to check on crackPot pot snipers See what I mean about being a president Who wants wanta it Things were a little bit more well behaved at the Presidents President's reception we learned Maybe It takes a little more brains to understand un that the President is a human being not a walking god Mac Mac |