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L.B.J. relished the trappings of power too much. He boasted about Air Force One and the fleet of helicopters that served him. He had telephones installed all through the White House: on table legs, behind drapes, in secret desk drawers. He had a phone put on a l00-yd. cord so he could take calls while walking on his ranch. There were three buttons on the table near where he sat The labels read, FRESCA, ROOT BEER and COFFEE. They were linked to the White House mess for instant response...
Nixon was always a remote figure. I rarely saw him without a staff member or a big desk or a white shirt and tie between us. The real Nixon was a tortured man in so many ways, fearful of not looking right or being untidy in his habits. He was just plain uncoordinated and floppy. His smiles and frowns were sometimes not in synch with his words. I recall a treaty-signing ceremony in the Kremlin in which Nixon was momentarily the lone American participant on the stage. He seemed utterly perplexed about what to do with his feet...
...HANNIBAL TAPE DISPENSER Cute, colorful and witty: Isn't this what the world has always wanted in a tape dispenser? Hannibal comes in bright colors and oh-so-1998 translucent plastic. He sits on your desk looking intimidatingly like his eponym, the guy that almost conquered Rome, until you need tape and then presto: as you fold his trunk out, he induces a mid-boring-office-chore smile. Only one flaw: Who pays $60 for a tape dispenser...
...Harvard students, it is still possible to do something you like--you don't need to feel compelled to chain yourself to an investment banker's desk after graduation...
...Harvard, Winthrop House, the sister house to Davenport College, Jovin's residence, is creating a book to give to her family and to the masters and students of Davenport. The book will be at the checker's desk in the dining hall until Sunday. Students are encouraged to sign their condolences...