Down The Seine And Up The Potomac
September, 1977
I was sitting in the Coliseum in Los Angeles, watching the USC-Notre Dame football game in I946, when my name was paged over the loud-speaker. I went to the nearest phone and a voice said, "Mr. Buchwald, the President of the United States wants to talk to you."Harry Truman came onto the phone. "Can you come to Washington right away?""For crying out loud, Harry," I said. "You know I'm going to USC on the GI Bill of Rights, and I've got an English test I have to...
