Thursday, December 28, 2006

An Oval Office Area Rug Accident

I would be curious what the area rug pattern in the Oval Office was at the time (typically, each new administration redecorates the office) but apparently Gerald Ford's dog, Liberty, didn’t care for it.


One day Ford's dog, Liberty, made a mess on the rug in the Oval Office. A Navy steward rushed to clean it up. "I'll do that," Ford said. "No man should have to clean up after another man's dog." WashingtonPost.com


His reaction to Libertys commentary tells us a lot about Fords character. As the saying goes, you know a mans character by the way he treats people he doesn't have to be nice to. I think whatever people thought of his politics the country truly respected this man.