A private man, he is not known for socializing with fellow legislators, other than a bridge-playing group that convenes in his office on Thursday nights. For relaxation, he occasionally takes rides on friends' and acquaintances' boats on the Chesapeake Bay. He likes to sit in a chair on the bow and sip an occasional dry martini and watch the waves go by. While he pays almost no attention to popular culture, he loves most movies about World War II, and despises the films that trash the Vietnam War and the men who fought in it. He has attacked Hollywood as anti-patriotic for its gruesome depiction of the Vietnam War.
War is hell.
But you don't have to show it in excruciating detail, especially if you don't show the courage and patriotism of those who fought. In 1972, when they moved to Virginia and their children were both adults, she began a new life. Enrolling at Georgetown, she completed her BA degree in three years and then earned an MA in labor-management relations. Upon graduating, she formed her own consultancy, counseling companies in their dealings with employees. She advises her husband on employment issues from time to time but does not express her personal political opinions in public.