Journalistlegendaren Ben Bradlee (Newsweek, Washington Post) skriver om Vita huset under JFK-eran i boken Conversations with Kennedy:

”This was the third of the White House dances, like the rest a dazzling mixture of ‘beautiful’ people from New York, jet-setters from Europe, politicans, reporters (always reporters) who are friends, and Kennedy relatives. The crowd is always young. The women are always gorgeous…

The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood, and the president himself was opening bottle after bottle in a manner that sent the foam flying over the furniture. ”

Om Fredrik Reinfeldts regeringshov i jämförelse får man väl säga som en gång Per Ahlmark: Vår fattiga politik!