years, almost back to coolidge or wilson, so that was a big occasion, and so we -- ambassador and mrs. farish were the american ambassador, and he was hosted there, he had his own chef, and it was an elegant menu, beautiful centerpieces of gorgeous fall apples, this was november, and bright red cloths, and a lot of gold, and when i was there early in the afternoon working and sorting out the seating, i did fully, immediately was aware of this tiny little dog, their dog, who really had free reign of this beautiful home, and i thought, okay, well that's all right, the farishes live here all the time, they entertain all the time, this won't be a problem. the guests arrive, we had cocktails and we had the receiving line, and at the end of the line, welcomed in four officials, and everyone was seated and they had poured wine for president bush to make a toast to the queen, seated on his right, and at her table, michael cain, the wonderful actor, so that was our star for the evening, and president bush began his toast, and out of the corner of my eye, i see this tiny little white dog and four legs

years, almost back to coolidge or wilson, so that was a big occasion, and so we -- ambassador and mrs. farish were the american ambassador, and he was hosted there, he had his own chef, and it was an elegant menu, beautiful centerpieces of gorgeous fall apples, this was november, and bright red cloths, and a lot of gold, and when i was there early in the afternoon working and sorting out the seating, i did fully, immediately was aware of this tiny little dog, their dog, who really had free reign of this beautiful home, and i thought, okay, that's all right, the farishes live here all the time, they entertain all the time, this won't be a problem. the guests arrive, we had cocktails and the receiving

him in the kitchen earlier, i hear this bark, woof, and the president looks around and smiles and mrs. farish didn't move, so the president went on, and 30 seconds later, another louder bark, that's when i got this look from the president, and i thought, you know, i've got to do something, i ran over, captured the dog, and put him in the kitchen. that was my moment of royalty. >> we'll have to add that to the job description. >> right, right, getting the dog. >> just summing up, and, gosh, i wish we had more time, but, crawford and don hewitt and joe califano and cathy douglas, who was the brand-new, young bride of a supreme court justice bill douglas, and did i say joan crawford? >> yep. >> well, joan crawford had arrived with her own flask of vodka. i mean, we did pass a lot of drinks, but she didn't there there was going to be enough, so she had her own flask. anyway, the dinner was served, and then the -- in joan crawford's defense, i would say, we weren't smart enough to know we also invited her ex-husband, douglas -- >> fairbanks? >> no, some other one. >> well, i think there was more t