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...about his work habits with the staffers and volunteers. "I know that some of you were up all night," he said. "And I can only tell you that if I could manage it, I would schedule a Cabinet meeting so that we could all go over and take a nap together." Some 2,000 White House and campaign workers gathered on the South Lawn to bid him farewell. To honor the occasion, most of Reagan's top aides accompanied him on the trip and posed for a photograph on the steps of Air Force One. Asked how he felt...
Most Presidents change in office, adjusting body and mind to compensate for advancing years or declining health. John Kennedy designed his routines to protect his ailing back. He insisted on a daily nap to keep a clear mind. Lyndon Johnson carried a plastic-encased electrocardiogram to show any doubters that his damaged heart was still pumping adequately. He napped two hours a day, then revived with a cold shower rigged for 80 lbs. of pressure per square inch over his enormous body-and great gulps of Cutty Sark Scotch. Ike went through a heart attack, ileitis and a stroke...
...routine allows for more flexibility than is first apparent. "If things work out," he says, "I try to take a nap before class...
Whatever the remaining perils on the path to San Francisco, Walter Mondale has clearly earned a rest. Quipped he: "I think I'm going to sit down and read my old speeches because I want to get a nap as quickly as possible." Symbolically, the self-declared champion of America's underprivileged chose an odd place to vacation for a week: the sumptuous seaside estate of New York Investment Banker Herbert Allen in Long Island's exclusive Southampton. But in another sense, the choice was apt. One of Mondale's main remaining tasks before the convention will be fund raising...
...fact, the Chinese Premier seemed downright playful at first. "I presume you never take a nap," he said. Reagan explained that, well, he did not nap easily. "You look very energetic at your age," remarked Zhao, 65. "People here say you look much younger than your age." Reagan, 73, born during the last year of China's dynastic rule, grinned broadly. "As far as I'm concerned," he said, "this meeting has already been a success...