Bee Polite

How to Behave at a White House Presser Bee Polite

Be polite. Pay attention. Wait your turn. Don't hit others... Simple rules for children of all ages who happen to be White House Correspondents. Minding our manners isn't always easy, and being a real-life journalist is even more difficult. It's easy to forget how to be a normal human when faced with difficult choices, e.g., "When someone else is talking, should I immediately also start talking?" "When the time for questions has ended, is that the time for shouting unrelated commentary?" "When my turn is over, and someone else wants to take a turn, do I share, or do I fend them off with karate?" "Which is more important, what the President has to say or what I have to say? I mean, I'm kind of a big deal." If this book isn't a New York Times Bestseller by Christmas, in the words of an unsung hero, "Excuse me, I shall never give this microphone back. It's MINE. For serious. This is about ME."