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...work by noon and go off romping with the kids in the afternoon. He was underemployed. Calvin Coolidge slept twelve hours a night. There are those who claim that even that much sleep was not enough to get him going. Lyndon Johnson kept moving by insisting on an afternoon nap "with my britches off' and a cold wake-up shower with nozzle pressure of 80 lbs. per sq. in. Richard Nixon withdrew from the world for days to marshal his strength. Ford just keeps going...
...move, Ford has a rare ability to grab brief bits of total sleep. Last week in Topeka he cat-napped in his hotel, woke up after 20 minutes as if he had been given a shot of adrenaline. He does that on Air Force One with remarkable recuperative results. Once, traveling in a limousine to a student meeting, Ford suddenly told an aide, "I think I'll take a little nap." He settled back and went sound asleep, so sound that the aide had to wake him when he got to his destination. Ford then gave a speech...
...have to make to block their shots. Then after half a dozen or so beers, he retires for eight hours of sleep. On the day of the game, he enjoys a steak for lunch and then returns to sleep. He likes the family German shepherd Tinker Bell to nap with...
...clearly tired. She is an indomitable optimist, however. "I was lucky the cancer was contained," she said during the intermission. "Never in all the years in this business have I slept on the day I was singing. I used to go to the movies. But today I had a nap. I kinda liked it. I have a clean bill of health, and after my usual December holiday I should be back to normal...
Philosophically, the center maintains a type of open classroom with "family grouping"--all age groups interacting together. Children engage in free play, then move to structured play in one of the different interest areas in the room. A music period, outdoor activity period and nap period are included in each...