January 28, 2009


We started the morning looking for an IHOP and luckily with our GPS it wasn't hard to find. I had dreams of the icing filled french toast our friend Ben had told us about but alas, it was not meant to be. Not only was the french toast stuffed with cream cheese but they were out of soda...ALL soda. After a disappointing breakfast we headed to the Clinton Presidential Library.



This is the largest Presidential Office in the country and I have to say very overwhelming. The ceilings seemed miles high as you gaze at the official Presidential Seal stamped on everything. We began our tour in the cabinet room which is the exact replica of the room all of our countries major decisions are made. Dave was the President of the United States while I held the honorable position as his Chief of Staff. It's never too late to get into the politics after all it does run in the family. By the time we had fixed all the world's problems the short movie on Bill Clinton's career (not the juicy stuff) was being seated and we headed in to fill our heads with Democrat propaganda.



After we headed onto the third floor where you can get the idea of what a day in the life around the White House would be like. We enjoyed looking at all of the gifts that were given from leaders around the world as well as how elaborate the state dinners were. We finished our tour with a stop in the Oval Office as it looked when Clinton was in office. We were disappointed to find we couldn't take our pictures at the President's desk but we did get a better idea of what it would be like to run the country.

With a quick glance at the American Chopper exhibit we headed to the Presidential gift shop and then were driven directly to our van by the Presidential shuttle. Bill Clinton knows how to treat his guests. To finish our Clinton filled day we sampled Bill's favorite BBQ in Arkansas, a tiny restaurant called McClard's in Hot Springs, AK. Dave got his third and final ribs of the trip and I tried the BBQ Chicken. Both were good but we agreed we have had better BBQ on the trip.

Arkansas is behind us, Oklahoma tonight.
Emily