Ira Glass
Then Trump wins the White House and moves in and has to sleep in Barack Obama’s old bedroom, uses the same bathroom in the morning. And at least at the beginning, they must picture the previous guy there. Right? Now and then? OK, at least once? It’s weird that we make the most powerful man in the world do this- sleep in the bedroom of somebody he might hate, somebody he might really see as an enemy. But, you know, that’s a peaceful transfer of power.
I hope it’s not too partisan say a few kind words today about the peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next. We all still believe in that, right? Republicans and Democrats? We all stand by this basic principle of our Constitution and our democracy?
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In 1992, Bill Clinton defeated the incumbent president, George HW Bush. Bush had to move out of the White House for the young president who’d sent him packing. Bush left this letter for Clinton in the Oval Office. It’s been circulating around on the internet this week. The original is handwritten on White House stationery. It reads-
“Dear Bill, when I walked into this office just now, I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt four years ago. I know you will feel that too. I wish you great happiness here. I’ve never felt the loneliness some presidents have described. There will be very tough times made even more difficult by criticism you may not think is fair. I’m not a very good one to give advice, but just don’t let the critics discourage you or push you off course.
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You’ll be our president when you read this note.” He underlines the word “our.” “I wish you well. I wish your family well. Your success now is our country’s success. I’m rooting hard for you. Good luck. George.”
I know two people who cried when they read that this week. That’s how far that letter seems from the America we live in right now. I like it that we make the new president go and sleep in the bedroom of his vanquished rival. I like how intimate that is, you know? What’s more intimate than your own bedroom? I think it underlines how we’re all stuck with each other in this country, divided as we are, disagreeing so vehemently. It underlines how we can’t get away from each other.
Today in our program, “Same Bed, Different Dreams,” you’ll hear stories of enemies sleeping together, or working together, or just stuck together in some way with very different hopes and goals. We have stories of deception and star-crossed haters. From WBEZ Chicago, this is This American Life. I’m Ira Glass. Stay with us.
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