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Bush friends, donors enjoy good night's sleepAugust 17, 2002 Posted: 1:50 PM EDT (1750 GMT)
From Suzanne Malveaux CNN Washington Bureau
CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- Dozens of friends, relatives and backers of President Bush have slept overnight at the White House, a practice widely criticized by Republicans when Bill Clinton occupied the Oval Office.
But administration officials told CNN there is a difference: the Bushes' guests were all close friends or family members, and not just major donors and members of the Hollywood elite.
Republicans slammed Clinton and the Democrats when it was learned that some top donors and fund-raisers, including stars like Tom Hanks and Barbara Streisand, stayed overnight at the White House, particularly in the Lincoln Bedroom.
Several of the Republican guests also were top-level donors, fund-raisers and entertainers. Administration officials didn't know if any of the guests slept in the Lincoln Bedroom.
The Bush guest list has included country singer Larry Gatlin, pro golfer Ben Crenshaw, Michigan Gov. John Engler and songwriter Kinky Friedman.
The White House has been closed to public tours since the September 11 terror attacks -- except for school, youth, military and veterans group tours arranged by a member of Congress.
The president is vacationing at his Texas ranch.
-- Cherri (whatever@who.cares), August 17, 2002
A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/17/white.house.sleepovers /index.html">sleepoversThe following is a list of overnight guests President Bush and first lady Laura Bush have played host to since moving into the White House last year.
Bush family members:
Former President Bush and Barbara Bush
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Columba Bush and George and Jeb
Marvin and Margaret Bush and Marshall and Walker
Neil and Sharon Bush and Lauren, Pierce and Ashley
Jenna Welch
Mary Welch
Robert Welch
Craig and Dorothy Stapleton and Walker Stapleton
Hap Ellis
John Ellis
Nancy Ellis
William T. Bush and wife
Jonathan Bush and wife
Marvin Bush
Neil Bush
Scott Bush
Herbert Walker and wife
Bobby and Doro Koch and Sam and Ellie LeBlond and Robert and Gigi Koch
Other guests:
Anne Armstrong, former ambassador to Britain, and Tobin Armstrong
Andi Bernstein
Tom Bernstein and wife and Henry, Samuel and Lee Bernstein and Amy Plummer
Roland Betts and wife and Jessica and Margaret Betts
Heather Marcus Bein
Texas state Sen. Teel Bivins
Will Bivins
Ken Blasingame
Susan Block
Mary Brice
Barbara Brock
Jan Bullock
The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell and wife
Alice Carrington
Dianne Cash
Jane Clarke (spelling uncertain)
Trillon Clarke
Kate Clark
Ben Crenshaw and wife
Lee Cullum
Tiffany Gauthier Divis and Paul Divis
Anne DeBois
Michigan Gov. John Engler and Michelle Engler
Don Etra and wife and Harry, Dorothy, Anna and Jonathan Etra
Former Texas state Sen. Ray Farabee and wife
Suzy Fields
Chandler Ford
Carolyn Franklin
Debbie Francis
Brad Freeman
Kinky Friedman
Billy Gammon and wife
Regan Gammon
Tony Garza
Larry Gatlin and wife
Adelaida Gonzalez
Albert Hausser and wife
Janet Heyne
Arizona Gov. Jane Hull
Katherine Idsal
Sydney Kilgore
Texas House Speaker Pete Laney and Nelda Laney
Sara Lea
Richard and Jane Levin
June McGuire
Karen McClure
Mark McKinnon and wife and family
Richard Manoogian and wife
Muggsie Mallory
Donald Margo and wife
Susan Montgomery
Johnny Morris
Lynn Munn
Tom Zenner and wife
Jennifer Myers
Janet Neath
Bill Nelson and wife
Charlie and Keith Nelson
Joe O'Donnell
Joe O'Neill and wife
Deanna Ortiz
Betty Osborne
New York Gov. George Pataki and Libby Pataki
Marge Petty
James Powell
Tom Perini and wife
Ashley Rankin
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and Michele Ridge and family
Susan Ritchey
Tamara Rogers
Deedie Rose
Gov. John Rowland and Patricia Rowland
Penny Royall
Scott Sayers and wife
Tom Schieffer, ambassador to the Czech Republic, and Susanne Schieffer
Jan Schneider
Cathy Schoellkopf
Mary Gay Shipley
Texas state Sen. David Sibley and wife
Eric Steinfeldt and wife
Salle Stemmons
Emily Summers
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and Hope Taft
Kimberly Teague
Margot Thomas
Clara Walmsley
Mike Weiss and wife
Peggy Weiss
Pam Willeford
Jean Works
Dr. Charlie Younger and wife
-- Cherri (whatever@who.cares), August 17, 2002.
Roland Betts and wife and Jessica and Margaret BettsRoland,
You were invited to a sleepover at the White House and didn't share that fact with us?
I always knew that you were too good for this crowd.
-- Jack Booted Thug (governmentconspiracy@NWO.com), August 17, 2002.
Brought to you by the indefatigable Cherri, anonymously toiling, ever-toiling to expose the Bush criminal conspiracy....there is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that perfection and show it forth....Each of us is in truth an unlimited idea of freedom. Everything that limits us we have to put aside.
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-- (roland@hatemail.com), August 17, 2002.