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President, re economic game plan: "If it works, we'll all be in
good shape.
First
"If it doesn't work, you better make the same speeches against
us that you made against Johnson. 11
Budget sharing and government reorganization.
Ehrlichman begins presentation, deadpanning quips on presentation,
promising to bring in movies of recent trip to New England, he has
audience, everybody is about to break up for no good reason except
Funnies,
that Ehrlichman has an exquisite comic sense that makes you laugh for
staries
no discernible reason whatever -- right on cue some Congressman
manages to break his chair.
Commotion. Pause. Ehrlichman surveys situation, gets the
audience back: "That's alright, just leave your name with the usher. 11
Perfect. Never at a loss.
Presidential
The guy holds up the back of his chair - - which looks silly as hell
2)
without the rest of the chair. The guy looks pretty silly, too. The
Gifts
3)
Replacement
President gets up: "If I can interrupt, I gave Pearl Bailey a chair,
and you can have one, too.
Congressman: "But Mr. President, you're establishing a (bad) precedent.
Everybody will be breaking chairs. 11
President: "That's alright. What I worry about is people who take them
when they're not even broken. " And aside: "You can auction them off
at Republican dinners and make a fortune. 11
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