CSPAN Q A October 7, 2013
He did every day in my chief of staff. Mr. President , thank you for the privilege of serving . Did you say that . I did. Sometimes there was a variation of it. But i did as chief of staff, i visited with the president first thing every morning. He got to his desk at about 6 45. And i would get five minutes to get settled. Our tradition was the first person the president sees was the chief of staff. I would walk in at about 6 50 in the morning. I always said something to the effect of, thank you for the privilege of serving. And it wasnt intended to flatter him or to thank him, it was intended...