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Freidel made the point that the more he got to know about F.D.R., the better he found him to be as a President. Hatfield contended that Hoover would be judged by history not as a President who ended an era but as a man who began one Nash brought mirth when the discussion turned to the press: Hoover once said that any President should have the right to shoot at least two people a year without explanation."
The Reagans became so engrossed in the discussion that twice they ignored the signals from their Secret Service escort that the scheduled time was up. Not until nearly 11 p.m. did they push away from the table, and even then Nancy said she still had a lot of questions to ask. She probably will get her chance. The President told Senator Hatfield he would like to meet again with the men and women whose views go beyond the morning headlines.
* White House curators say Hoover was first to have a phone permanently installed on his desk, though phones came to the White House in Rutherford B. Hayes' years.