Dear Diary
Roll Call has obtained an exclusive copy of Sen. Bob Graham’s (D-Fla.) diary entry from Monday Nov. 3, the day he announced his decision to not seek a fourth term next year.
8:03 — Awake at mlth [Miami Lakes town house] dress in red& blue plaid shirt, blue jeans
8:31-9:16 — Kitchen — brew Folgers, eat breakfast (Grape Nuts with peach in fave Tony the Tiger bowl)
8:50 — Call Don Graham/WPost; muse aloud about potential benefits of editorial touting strong VP credentials
8:51 — Call Senate finance office, check on pension
8:52 — Make 4:30 dinner reserv at Steak & Ale in Kendall; make note for future ref that early bird special only in effect BEFORE 5pm
8:56 — Sprinkle Metamucil on cereal
8:57 — Autograph photos
8:59 — Call Jimmy Buffett, break news; he (jokes?)was all downhill after i cited “Changes in Latitudes” as my presidential campaign theme song; “Cheeseburger in Paradise” more upbeat?
9:02 — update body of speech; add Churchill line this is “end of the beginning” 9:11 — Scratch joke: “My friends, yet another job has been lost on George Bush’s watch”
10:00-10:30 — ML Barber Shop — haircut with Rolando
10:40 — Carriage Cleaners, pick up Adele’s outfit
11:00 — Stop at Food Spot for NYT, WSJ, Herald
11:15 —MLTH kitchen — give Adele her outfit, she takes Herald, I get WSJ, NYT
12:15 — lunch (cheeseburger, mixed fruit)
12:40 — MLTH bedroom, get hardhat out of closet
12:43 — Walk to driveway with Adele, drive to MCC High School for 391st Workday
1:59 — Climb on stage, wave to high school students, hug grandkids
2:01 — Adele lauds 44-year marriage but tweaks me about first meeting, laugh heartily, wave finger, “There you go again!” audible to friends in first row
2:03 — Stand at podium, thank Adele for “wonderful introduction”
2:04 — Sip water, deliver remarks
2:14 — End speech, raise arms joyously, pump right fist
3:38 — Live remote on CNN’s “Inside Politics”; Judy Woodruff closes by saying “I know we’ll be seeing you again”; she know something about Veep search?
4:32 — Steak & Ale, caesar salad, no anchovies
4:41 — Dinner arrives (steak, no ale)
5:20 — Return MLTH, change into robe, slippers
5:40-8:59 — Watch rerun of “Golden Girls,” Lehrer show, search for cable reax to announcement
9:00 — Switch to “Larry King Live,” Laci Peterson again. (At least it’s not Siegfried & Roy.)
9:10 —MLTH bedroom, kiss Adele, lights out