The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-22
PRESIDENT
Is TIEDD0WN
LIKE ASLAYE
II Wish l Weren't President, y
Coolidge Says to Himself
Every Day
BY CHARLES T.. STEWART
Especial COrrcspOndcnO


Washington, Feb. 22.-"Hardly a
day passes that don't say to Mrs.
Coolidge, 4 wish weren't presi-
dp~''"
Such was the national chief execu.
tive ahswer recently to dinner
guests question concerning the
amount of satisfaction, or otherwise,
derived by him from his White House
job.
1t wouldn't be diplomatic to men
tion the guests name. but he told me
The story himself.
1t was no affectation on the presi-
dents part. Say whatever else Of
him you may, Calvin Coolidge doesn't
t on" When he says he finds
H. role irksome. he means it.
Wearing on Him
Not that he shows any signs of
cracking under the strain which
killed Woodrow Wilson and Warren
G.. Harding. Coolidge has tough
New England constitution and he re-
fuses to worry. Nevertheless the
presidential position is wearing even
on him.
prcsidcnt must lead! No wage slave
a u
for the president has practically
none 1T all.
His early morning walk was a
hobby with Coolidge for years-it
kept him fit. As president. he soon
had to give it up. No time.
Breakfast at 5
A delegation Of senators is to eat
it with the chief executive. There's
Important business to be discussed.
4 There's no relaxation about this
meal. It's hard work.
Nine O'clock
= The presidents at his desk, going
through his mornings mail. His
secretaries have wecded out all that's
not absolutely essential for him to
see. but there's lot of that. Much
of it's puzzling stuff. 1t makes its
recipient think. for all he's worth.
Ten-Thirty
BY working fast the president has
disposed of enough Of his cores
pondence to enable him to receive a
committee which wants him to press
the electric button opening the hi
centennial exposition at the great
industrial center Of Podunk. The
chairman makes a speech. The presi-
dent briefly responds. The commit
tees wants his photograph in its
midst. It's taken on executive office
steps. A congressman arrives with
pro- nent constituent who wants
an = ointment of some sort. The
constituent also wants his photo
graph taken shaking the presidents
: hand. Visitors continue to arrive
Private Secretary Sanders has a list
of their appointments, made in ad-
vance, with notation as to the time
allotment provided for each. Mostly
they're a bore, but occasionally ono
mas something to say that the prcsi-
dents interested in. He'd like to
listen to him longer. He cant. The
callers time expires and Sanders
ushers him out Otherwise the whole
program would be thrown out of
joint.
One p. NJ. Lunch
A newly-nominated ambassador Is
present as a guest. So arc the chair
man Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and some Of his fellow
members, of the majority group. A
difficult diplomatic situation has
arisen in the country to which the
= new ambassador is accredited. II
has to be threshcd out, and so it IL
during lunch.
All Afternoon
More visitors, one after another
News arrives from the Capitol. Tho
I. Senate has baked at confirmation 81
presidential appointment. 1t VII
be q great humiliation to the admin
istration if it's definitely turnec
down. Some "dates" arc called off
! Several Of the Senate leaders arc
rushed to the executive mansion IN
White House car. More worry.
Five-Thirty
All this time. mind you. the prcsi
dent hasn't stirred his nose out o.
doors, except to have his photograph
taken on the executive office steps
Now he resolves to have a 3O-minut,
walk, come what may. He docsn'
: always get it. by any means, but thi:
is one of the days when he does
He's surrounded by a group Of secre
service men. This is necessary, blu
a walk isn't much fun. cvcrlastingl!
tagged by secret service body
guard. Back at the White House
the river of visitors has been dam
med up in the presidents absence
Now it's boiling and bubbling ant
trying to break through. IN order u
make the most Of the hour and I
half before dinner time. 1t doe
break through. More individual
and delegations until 1880.
Dinner
Company. Not congenial friends
Half q dozen politicians and theil
wives, whom the president and Mrs
Coolidge must be nice to, whcthc1
they like them or not.
Later a Reception
President Coolidge loathes comm,
downstairs on such occasions to thu
strains Of Hail to the Chief playes
BY the Marine band. He ordered j
cut out. At just one reception. i
was. Such a roar was raised that h
had to yield. He isn't boss even il
his own house.
A reception--just standing up ant
shaking hands, in succession. with
couple Of thousand people, none o
whom you care cent about: ant
saying something pleasant. though
only few words Of it, to each one
And doing it with an amiable smile
Then about l, to bed.
So goes presidential day.