European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In by Sarah Booth Conroy the Washington Post the new first family has no doubt been too Busy to worry about How they re going to Settle into the White 1 House. So the matter of How they will use the family quarters the second floor of the executive mansion was taken to Betty Monkman assistant White House curator. The first question is whether the first couple will share a bedroom As the Fords Carters reagans and Bushes did but the Johnsons Kennedy and Nixon did not. A the presidential family has essentially 17 rooms on the second floor but some Are More ceremonial than comfortable. The. President s bedroom sitting room is used by the Bushes As their private sitting room. The Carters used it the same Way with two comfortable chairs and one ottoman. The first lady s or the joint bedroom still retains the chinese Butterfly and Flower wallpaper from Nancy Reagan s $1 million mostly private Money redecoration. I a a Small chamber overlooking the old executive office building has been used As a dressing room but lady Bird Johnson used it to write her journal and for Bess Truman it was a bedroom. The president s dining room now the ultimate place to be invited was originally the Northwest bedroom Jacqueline Kennedy faced with having to feed two Small children in Public decided to turn the room into a More private place to eat. Movers May increase a v. A cd s recent stars and stripes articles about household goods losses have mentioned that the mover s liability to the property owner was limited to 60 cents per Pound. To put this in perspective a sectional living room Schrank weighing about 1,000 pounds and costing about $3,000, if lost or damaged beyond repair during a household goods shipment is now Worth $600. Current liability limits do not provide much incentive to safeguard household goods shipments. Why is the movers liability limited to 60 cents per Pound what recourse do property owners have to recoup losses of course we can Purchase private insurance however movers should be held More liable than they Are James e. Burke we Brucken Germany _ _ it. Ceil. Joseph a half duty commander . Army its service he Usa eur lies our letter provides a Good Bill and Hillary move in this week. Two Central bedrooms have been used for while House children. Chelsea Clinton should Call Amy Carter to discuss the accommodations. One Small chamber which once held Amy s Dollhouse was used by Nancy Reagan As a Beauty parlor. Over the first floor Blue room is the yellow Oval room. It is used As a ceremonial drawing room when Royalty and other presidents come to Call and Exchange gifts. Former curator Clement Conger called it Quot the most Beautiful room in the White  Nancy Reagan complained about the stiffness of its formal furnishings. When her decorator moved in two soft sofas Conger complained. That was the end of his White House career. The famous Truman Balcony so called because that action line Opportunity to discuss both Carrier liability and the military claims system. To answer your first question the current 60 cents per Pound liability rate you asked about came from the prevailing Industry Standard for United states to Europe moves and has been incorporated into. Government moving contracts. Current proposals for change May soon raise that liability to $1.25 per Pound which is a common base rate for moves within the United states. Regarding your second question the military claims system was established specifically to provide property owners the recourse for. Reimbursement that you asked about. Under the personnel claims act the government not the Carrier pays the property owner for loss or damage that occurred during a move. Claims can be submitted at any Field claims office usually located with your servicing staff judge advocate. Although the Carrier s liability limit does not limit the amount that you can be reimbursed there Are some limitations on payment in the claims system. For example because reimbursement is limited by the fair Market value of the item sometimes deductions from the amount claimed must be made for Standard annual president insisted it be built amid much architectural controversy opens to the South. The president s office As it is now called was known from 1961 until the Start of the Bush administration As the treaty room and contained Ulysses s. Grant s Cabinet room furnishings. In 1989 president Bush made the room into his private office. He uses the famous Oak desk made from the timbers of the has Resolute that. Queen Victoria presented to Rutherford b. Hayes in 1880. The Lincoln bedroom the Cabinet room during the civil War now holds the furniture Mary Todd Lincoln bought for a guest bedroom. Nowadays it s the bedroom for favored company. Richard Nixon liked to sit in the adjacent Lincoln sitting room Light a fire turn on the air conditioning and smoke cigars. A staff member once pointed out the Small Burns in the carpet from the president s Cigar made when he  off to sleep. The fire detection system was kept Busy. If the Clinton bring in family and friends to visit there s  still. On the third floor Are another seven bedroom sitting rooms along with laundry rooms and storage and a Small Secretary s office used by the Carters As a billiards room. A of the Tippy top is the solarium a every first family s favorite. The Johnson daughters used it to entertain dates and it served As both the Carters sunday morning breakfast room and the place for Rosalynn s Spanish lessons. A narrow Balcony around it held Amy s Telescope for stargazing. Depreciation or pre existing damage. There Are also Caps on amounts paid for individual items. A Good explanation of the moving and claims process is set out in the transportation Booklet it s your move. Re examining your example under the current claims system if your $3,000 Schrank were Brand new and unmarked when shipped and you gave timely notice of the loss to the claims office you would be reimbursed the full $3,000 for its Complete loss. Once the government pays a claim it May then demand reimbursement from the mover. The movers liability to the government is then limited to 60 cents per Pound. That contract. Limitation Only affects the amount reimbursed to the government. It does not affect the individual service member. Readers action line which appears mondays and wednesdays strives to answer questions about life in a military environment it you Don t know where to turn for help write Reader action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. All letters must be signed. Please include address and phone number. Clinton loves fast cars Odd food and Good talk by Nita Lelyveld the associated press Bill Clinton loves movies Peanut butter and banana sandwiches playing hearts and working the new York times crossword Puzzle a in Ink. Car rides music mystery novels sports these Are just some of the less than cosmic preoccupations of the president elect when he in t attending to matters of High policy. Other Clinton favourites. He usually reads at least three books at once but they re not All by Nobel prize winners. He s a sucker for Page Turner mysteries and thrillers. He Toves All kinds of games a from basketball to pinochle a and everything he plays he plays to win. Even playing trivial Pursuit he exhibits a cutthroat competitiveness. Quot you thought he was tenacious running for president Quot said television producer and longtime Friend Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Quot i mean  he s Quick to join a pick up basketball game. He also plays Golf swims and jogs and often lifts weights at the local Myca. Because he loves to Stop and Chat Clinton can t keep to a schedule. He had a regular Friday morning radio show As governor scheduled to Start at 8 . But he almost never made it to the station before 8 30 ., said his gubernatorial press Secretary Mike Gauldin. Quot you learn to operate on Clinton Standard time Quot Gauldin said. About a year ago Clinton bought a 66 Mustang convertible a painted a 60s metallic Shade of Blue a from his brother Roger. The faint of heart should turn Down any offer of a ride. Clinton likes to drive fast and he does t just stare at the Road zooming by. He tends to steer talk eat and search for his favorite song on the tape deck All at once a a state of affairs Gauldin Calls  Quot we need him As president because it takes him off the streets. Someone is driving for him Quot said David Leopolis who s been a close Friend of Clinton s since the fourth Grade. Quot he can t talk to anyone without Eye Contact. So if you sit in the Back seat that Means he s going to go off the  it really happened a More than once Leopolis says Clinton also often reads and holds a conversation simultaneously Quot i be always said he has two brains a one for Reading and one for Normal life Quot Gauldin said. When it comes to music Clinton obviously loves Elvis Presley. But he s also fond of motown and country standards. He loves jazz too and often listens to Wynton Marsalis and Kenny g. Gospel music has been featured at each of his previous inaugurals and he sometimes sings in his Southern Baptist Church choir. Like everything else Clinton knows his song lyrics from to show theme songs to the Battle of new Orleans. A he also knows movies and watches lots of. Them. His favourites High noon and Casablanca. He s allergic to milk and favors caffeine free sodas. He takes his Coffee decaf too. Once in a Blue Moon hell have a Beer or a Glass of wine but he s not what you d Call a drinking Man. He loves Barbecue and mexican food but frankly there Are few foods he won t eat. Quot he s got a politician s stomach Quot Gauldin said. Quot he s done the rubber Chicken  20 the stars and stripes a. Monday january 18, 1993