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I like Rockefeller. I enjoy him.

The most recent conversation I had with him and his wife Happy was when they had their parties for the members of Congress to see their new home, the Vice-President's home. It had just been opened, and they had erected a huge tent and invited members of Congress alphabetically to come, and I went there. It was a rainy night. This is within the last several months. I got there maybe about 9:30. It had been called for about 7:30 -- I got there a little late -- and I went there with John Krebbs, who is a Congressman, a freshman, from California. And as we walked into the tent, there was Mrs. Rockefeller greeting people, and she came over -- she knows me -- and she said, “Hello, Ed, how are you?” I always called her Mrs. Rockefeller; she's a very nice person. I said, “Oh, fine, how are you?” And she said, “Have you seen the house yet?” And I said, “No, I haven't seen the house yet, but I'll get some food first, and then I'll go and see the house. I'm hungry.” So she said, “Be sure you take a look at the bed.” This is their famous bed.

Q:

I was going to ask you that.

Koch:

She said, “And let me know what you think.” Then she said, “There are some people who say that that bed is meant for playing and not for sleeping.” So I said, “I'll let you know.”





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