THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
Excerpts From President Bush's News Conference, February 6, 1991
Mr. President, we have heard from your wife
recently that you haven't been sleeping so well,
and we've also heard that the drums outside are
keeping you awake. My question is, if you could
just share with us what kind of personal toll this
war is taking on you as far as your routine, your
needs your emotions?
Look, my wife--normally I stick by everything she
says, but I'm sleeping very well. The drums have
ceased oddly enough. And there was a slight hyperbole
there because the drums could only be heard from one
side of the White House. However, when they got up
over the 60-decibel count limit, a protest was raised by
a hotel over here because they were on the wrong side and
they heard the drums. And lo, people went forth with
decibel count auditors--and they found the man got up
to--this drummer, incessant drummers, got over 60,
and they were moved out of there, and I hope they stay
out of there because I don't want the people in the hotel
to not have a good night's sieep. I am sleeping quite
well as a matter of fact. And I say this not frivolously
because you asked a more serious question, and I can't
tell you that I don't worry a lot about our families of the
troops.