Sharp County record., 1878-02-08
DAILY DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT,

The Ordinary Work of he Chiet "
of he gotion.-fIis Powers "I Hh"u'
aud Hethodical Manner ot
IluSiDeas,
Washington Correspondence OF tue
Icradl
The dailvIite of the President OF me
limited States is something IN "nlG'
everv bodv must rake some interest. t!''
bahifs of lite. his methods OF informing
himself and Of declaring the executive .
will fbe enanagemeut OF the vast corr5-
snondence that demands ms auenI'oI!'
his dealings with his official 5uoonr'IL-
mates. the domestic arrangements Wil'u
form so considerable o feature OF sue
oaeef1l' administration these things
are of General interest, and yet lew wpeo-
nile I,n0w inst how the President ives
and does business. The duties II the
Presidency are enough TO oyefWnslIu
any man who has not eTraordlnatJ
strength and powers OF labor.
President HAYES is remarkah.elor uoe
ease with which ne performs ne 0ue'
ous dutips of his great office, ana 5ne
Gdelitv with which ll the details 7t me
nublic business are cared ior oS D'''.,
He rarely fails to devote e'gIl OF .5a 5,a
honrs a dav to the routine Worh ol '"9
White House Always in Lhe pest ol
beaItb. he s always IN early 7ser' anu
he probably devotes o greater =. uuli9a' ,'I ~,
of bonrs in the week to his Olllcia' u"-
Gos f,an we're usually given to them oy
anv of his predecessors. lie olleu .,.-..,,, .',g5
as six O'Clock, aud in lhls way manages
40 hove an honr TO himself in Jne morn
irg This lime ne devote5 to me Ie''u-
inc and writing Of private Letter'' o.'
',l,o occasion arises. TO the prepar-
otion of communications which ne may
have TO make to Congress he Oig''N- .5',.
fasts between eight and nine, ana gne'
bos.a Iittle lime TO spend with ms lam
u, At nine O'Clock his secretaries 1uu
oior,.s arrive and office work begins.
He has chen m opportunity 10 com ON.
nnnicate with them, and TO give, any
directions as to the special WORE "l''l'
no may desire to have done by them,
A. In O'Clock the doors Of the Nh''e
House are opened TO persons who nave
business with the President, Inc Ilt''
40 boprs or until y O'Clock, are by
milo devoted to the reception OF Caolhe'
Ministers and other officials OF the GOV
eminent, and to Senator'S and meinos'.
Of ConoI,ess who may wish to see Jn'
president After 2 O'Clock the rules o
fine White House are that The genera
nnhlic will be received. lne alle-ioou'
pf Inc White House usually ill mp dui
inc the morning with persons VINO u' "
aiTa to see the President ON me gI7''7.
nossihle variety Of subjects. Inc oul
Of callers are, Of cour " W.
pnt human ingenuity A56aotay gsn'ss
of the objects for whiets<llesss51as n.ls
Hheil me hom for he Secepfsss S6 III
general public arrives isme Nc ~ N N
attendants usually announce that all In
visitors who have come simply to pa
their respects will be received first, luC
the doors Of the Presidents room arr
opened to these persons, who 30ck in
all ut once, shake hands with the PresL
dent, and chen pass out He afterward,
receives by card those who have some
business about which they desire to con.
suit him These persons usually midi
cate The Object0f their visit on the card,
bearing their names, and it is the habit
of the President to admit considerable
number Of these callers at once yeai
them around .he room, and listen to
their communications in turn. Thus
there is q continual Ievee during the
first hours Of the afternoon, and often
his private room is filed with callers.
The supposed advantage Of this process
is chat each pelsop will consume less
time if ne sees others waiting speak
with the President than if he is allow
ed to have q strictly private inter-
view
Although the hours for Goveruent
officials are from l0 TO u, yet they are
received At any time, and members Of
Congress and heads of departments
often drop in while the rooms Me
crowded and are received the sane ~
Others. II Cabinet NinistpF 4 Shes
TO see him in private on some Ngor-
Cant matter .he President rat,rag 30 aba
adjoining room which is knCyuF The
library and sees him alone II
The President curies.in k5 pocket p
rather large note-bg9k, w long mar
row pages, which a is 81. ..e habit of
using on ali ocoas. los, and he usually
gTatIies his callers by taking notes Of
their requests Some times he does not
do this Sometimes houses the back of
an envelope, or some fragments Of pa-
per for these jottngs, in which case It
is rather doubtiul whether the ultimate
desdnationof the request is not into the
official waste basket of the White House.
and members Of Congress have often
been heard TO give expression TO the