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...course, had a raft of contingency plans in case of a nuclear attack. One called for the emergency evacuation by helicopter, from the South Lawn, of the President and the 50 or so people who made up the heart of the Government. They were to be whisked to the Blue Ridge Mountains and secreted in a command post under 600 ft. of stone, from there to run the war and the nation. Some newsmen were to be included to send out dispatches on presidential decisions, should any printing presses or broadcast facilities be left standing. We were ordered to stay...
...Muttering among camera operators, early morning on the South Lawn, waiting for some sign of life in the Bush White House: "Where are all those kids and dogs? Get 'em out here. We gotta have some action." Warning: if kids are used to get a President elected, he'd better keep them around for slow news days. Suggestion: an "urchin mobile," first discovered in China by Richard Nixon in 1972, a van that carries cute kids from camera position to camera position with changes of sweaters, hair ribbons and jump ropes inside...
Time and time again, Reagan edged over to the White House windows to look down the South Lawn, over the fountains and past the Washington Monument, on to the Jefferson Memorial, where the bronze figure of the great Virginian stands resolutely. Often when Reagan came to work he would offer his assessment of the weather, determined by how clearly he could see Jefferson in the Potomac River Valley. In the finale, Reagan loitered more than ever in his private study next to the Truman Balcony, often with Nancy beside him and a fire burning in the fireplace. Once, when...
President Bush rolls painted eggs on the White House lawn during the annual Easter celebration...
...former slugger. But McCovey's home is not just big; it also has brains. A central computer links reading lights, kitchen appliances, thermostats and burglar alarms. Heating and air conditioning can be programmed to go on in one room but not another. Sprinklers buried in the lawn start up automatically -- and know enough to shut themselves off when it rains. A robot sweeper cleans the surface of a swimming pool, while infrared beams and motion detectors scan the property, guarding McCovey's irreplaceable collection of batting trophies whether he is at home or away. "What I like about it," says...