A Quick, Early White House Visit
katherinemiller July 31st, 2008
This morning, I got up at some point prior to the beginning of time (5:15 am) to go down to the White House for a presidential departure, otherwise known as watching President Bush walk out of a building and hop onto Marine One. Watching for, and then suddenly spotting the helicopters arrive out of practically nowhere was surprisingly impressive and exciting. Definitely worth it, in terms of the atmosphere and ambiance and all, but not something I’d again (a West Wing tour is actually something I would highly recommend if you ever have the chance) — it was nowhere near as awesome as meeting President George H.W. Bush at a fundraiser for Sen. Lamar Alexander in February (definitely a highlight of the semester). From my vantage point, actually, the most intriguing, unique part of the morning was this:
Boy scouts! All the Iowan Boy Scouts from the horrible tornado that hit their camp met President Bush this morning, and the boy who threw his body over the other kids to protect them received special recognition. When we were exiting the premises, they walked out in front of us and you could definitely tell they were pumped to be there.
