White House travel
EDITOR: I hope that Dominic Graham ("What a trip," Letters, April 8) realizes that when the president or vice president travel, whether it be for official reasons or fundraising, there is always a lot of security, involving a lot of personnel, both federal and local, and thus inconvenience to the surrounding area.
In my travels as a commercial pilot for more 35 years, I saw and personally experienced such inconveniences three times, involving presidents and vice presidents of both parties. My favorite was returning from a morning run in San Diego and discovering that I could not re-enter our crew layover hotel because Vice President Dan Quayle and his party were a bit late for their scheduled departure. Several of us had to wait outside on the sidewalk, about a half-block from the entrance, until the party left about 30 minutes later. Street traffic was blocked for a four-block area around the hotel in downtown San Diego as well.
This is routine and happens everywhere the president and vice president travel.
DWIGHT DALEY
Santa Rosa
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