I have seen it reported that QE2 was heard to pass one or two loaded remarks about the time it took for her mother to complete the swap over the road between Buckingham Palace and Clarence House.
From memory, the Johnsons told her to take all the time she needed about moving out of the private quarters. As the Kennedys had sold their Georgetown house following JFK’s election, it wasn’t immediately clear where she would go. In the event she exactly a fortnight after the assassination, which doesn’t seem unduly long to me.
However LBJ wanted to take over the Oval Office and associated facilities as early as possible, and I think this may have been where there was a degree of friction. Jackie had just completed the redecoration of the Oval Office - it was the last element of her White House refurbishment - and LBJ had it cleared out even before JFK’s funeral.
Some poor schmuck who would spend the next few days muttering “239 pounds my ass!” while recovering from various aches and pains.
“Don’s not here, man.”
Thanks for the chuckle. They could train for the job by wrestling walruses.
He could make two trips.
That was a fucking nightmare.
You think it was hard landing on a 6500’ runway? Now we have to get it out of here.
We can go across the bay and borrow something from the naval base where they took him.
So you are saying you can figure out how to attach JATOs to a 747?
I wonder if they have any cigars over there.
Putin would be in charge of removal, since he will have hand picked the successor.
Pedantic mode: Congress begins its session at noon on January 3, according to the 20th Amendment. This is why a newly elected Congress is in charge of counting the electoral votes for each Presidential election.
Just send Joe Biden over to punch him out.
Regards,
Shodan
He’ll do it live!!!
Put it on PPV, and watch support for impeachment double overnight.
Regards,
Shodan
Impunchment.
Is that part of the little-discussed Immauluments Clause?
Stranger
Actually, the optics would be a lot better if he was escorted out by plainclothes guys. And the optics would be pretty bad no matter what you did.
I want that just to see two Secret Service details struggling to hold each other back.
No, I believe it is part of the Emollients Clause. Wisely put in place by the Founding Fathers to aid in the skin care of a trespassing ex-President who has just been punched by an ex-vice President.
I’m assuming there would be no optics, and he would be ushered into a car with blacked out windows in the garage.