Buzz Patterson
@BuzzPatterson
A quick Buzz’s Bedtime Stories. Curl up.
One of my first trips with Bill Clinton was for a fundraiser in Houston. I was very wet behind the ears and I swore to myself that I’d never do anything to hurt him or embarrass him. We landed at the airport in Houston and jumped on Marine One. Clinton had to go right to an event so we always carried a valet bag with an additional suit if needed. There was no luggage space on Marine One so we always hung them up in the lavatory.
We land at the event LZ, Clinton deplanes, and I follow with the “football” to the motorcade. The personal aide runs up to me at the last moment and says “Buzz, can you run back and grab the suit?”
“OK.” Unbeknownst to me, Clinton had circled back to use the Marine One lav. He didn’t lock the door. So I got to see Clinton peeing in all his glory. It bends to the left (🤣 no, I didn’t see that! I turned and ran).