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...Deaver where he was going in more ways than one: in status-conscious Washington, it was a not-so-subtle reminder of / his White House connections. Now Deaver has given up the status symbol of public power for one of private wealth. These days he rides in a chauffeur- driven Jaguar XJ6 equipped with a car phone that keeps him plugged in to some of the highest offices in the land...
...worth of gifts that Rickover accepted over the years, and in some cases demanded, from General Dynamics, whose Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut was a principal Navy contractor. Included were diamond earrings and a jade pendant (combined value: $1,125), cleaning bills for the admiral's suits ($1,871), chauffeur charges for 504 separate trips ($16,200) and food and other amenities amounting to $12,000, including such oddities as a long- standing Rickover request for 30 to 50 pounds of fresh fish at the launching ceremony for each new General Dynamics-built nuclear submarine...
...limo has also allowed them to pull some gags. For the premier of the latest Bond thriller, "A View to a Kill," they asked the manager of the Sack Cheri to set aside some seats for the film's author and his party. Elvy pretended to be the chauffeur while a friend from M.I.T. pretended to be the author. When they arrived, the manager eagerly shook the alleged author's hand and showed him and his "bodyguards" in to a row of prime seats. The pair attest that the plan came off without a hitch...
...remember one guy had a chauffeur freshman year, no chauffeur the next year, and lived at home senior year," says Tower. "There was a lot of that...
...hiring of the immigrant gardeners who keep the clouds of azaleas around the house in River Oaks blooming, as significant as the notices on the fences reading ARMED GUARD ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES, as regular as the forays to Jamail's grocery store with the cook and chauffeur to carry home the dips and sauces and racks of lamb. Clothes are an essential part of the endless series of balls by which this brash, arriviste city supports its cultural and charitable urges...