People always have thought that the White House was the center of Washington, but it was Kay's house, ... It seems really unthinkable that she's not there anymore, that that big house on the hill will be empty.

This morning in the Washington Post there was a statistic about how 85% of Americans are Christians.

Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.

Funny you mention my dinner parties when I have just suggested that inviting close friends over to share a meal with candlelight and wine at your table could be a form of religious experience for some people. To me it's a form of sacrament.

I first came on the scene during the Johnson years and that crowd was out all the time enjoying themselves. Nixon wasn't particularly social but a lot of the people in his administration were.

Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.