Interview with Harriet Miers [View All]

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Rowlett: President Bush also looks for people who consider loyalty a virtue, doesn't he?

Miers: I think you'll find in the people surrounding him an incredible dedication to him and to Mrs. Bush. He is an inspirational guy. When people see that, they want to go to the ends of the earth for him. It's a really unique quality in somebody.

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Rowlett: I remember President George H. W. Bush once telling me that it was important to pick your friends carefully in Washington. You'd agree?

Miers: Well, this White House is a friendly environment. I'm often asked what my biggest surprise has been since coming to Washington. For me, it's been how incredibly pleasant it is to deal with very significant issues with people you're at ease with, and there's not this competitive environment you might expect in a White House experience. It's made a tough job more pleasant. And White House Chief of Staff Andy Card is wonderful and dedicated. When he gets choked up about such things as the oath of office, it's difficult not to get choked up with him.

Published in D Magazine, April 2005.
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