Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Getting Stuck with Your Significant Other During the Pandemic Teresa 1
To Eat: Spicy Chicken Parm Teresa 6
To Drink: Chianti and Sambuca Brian 8
Chapter 2 Executive Producer Steven T. Mnuchin Brian 9
To Eat: The Best Breakfast Sandwich Teresa 13
To Drink: Tequila Sunrise Brian 15
Chapter 3 FaceTiming with John Daly, Zooming with Magic Johnson, Eating Jimmy Johns with Jimmy John, Mark Cuban's Opinions, Spending Time with a Terminator, and Other Strange Tales of the Paycheck Protection Program Brian 16
To Eat: Bourbon Vanilla French Toast Teresa 22
To Drink: John Daddy Brian 24
Chapter 4 Fauci Is an Egomaniac, but I Had a Great Day at Work Brian 25
To Eat: Opening-Day Burgers Brian 31
To Drink: Beer Selection Brian 33
Chapter 5 First Solo Trip with President Trump Brian 34
To Eat: Clubhouse Steak Sandwich Teresa 41
To Drink: Manhattan Helo Ride Brian 43
Heaven and Angels Sing Teresa 44
Chapter 6 Jon Voight Wanted to Plan Our Wedding Teresa 45
To Eat: French Onion Quiche Teresa 48
To Drink: Trenchie 75 Teresa Brian 50
Chapter 7 Discussing the "Tiger King" on Air Force One Brian 51
To Eat: Stir-Fry Teresa 54
To Drink: Asian Pear Martini Teresa Brian 56
Chapter 8 There Have Been 45 Presidents, but There Has Been Only One Jack Nicklaus Brian 57
To Eat: All-Time Greatest Turkey Burgers Teresa 59
To Drink: The Golden Gentleman Brian 60
Chapter 9 When You're Right Above the Gift Shop Teresa 61
To Eat: Peanut Butter Cake Teresa 64
To Drink: Ginger Old Fashioned Brian 66
Chapter 10 We Fell in Love to Zac Brown Band, Then Told Zac Brown About It Brian 67
To Eat: Navy Mess Cheese Grits and Shrimp Teresa and Brian 74
To Drink: Emaciated Margarita Brian 76
Chapter 11 The Night RBG Passed Away Brian 77
To Eat: Mom's Beef Stroganoff Brian 81
To Drink: Red Wine with Dinner; Lemon Meringue Martini for Dessert Brian 83
Chapter 12 ACB's Swearing In Teresa 84
To Eat: Mom's Blueberry Cream Cheesecake Teresa 88
To Drink: Irish Coffee Brian 90
Chapter 13 Coronavirus Task Force Battles Brian 91
To Eat: Arugula Salad with Turf War Dressing Teresa 96
To Drink: No-Collusion Mule Brian 97
Chapter 14 Election Night 2020 Teresa 98
To Eat: Dat's a Spicy Pizza Brian 102
To Drink: Citrus Sangria Brian 104
Chapter 15 Pfizer, the FDA, and the Biden Campaign Colluded to Rig the Election Brian 105
To Eat: Simple Salad Dressing Teresa 112
To Drink: Gin Fizz Brian 113
Chapter 16 "A Different Kind of a Guy," Brian 114
To Eat: Mediterranean Date Chicken Teresa 118
To Drink: Gin Martini with a Twist Brian 119
Chapter 17 Final Conversation with the President in the Oval Office Brian 120
To Eat: Fresh Tomato-Pasta Salad Brian 123
To Drink: Winterguard Brian 124
Chapter 18 Will He or Won't He Run? Brian 125
To Eat: Mojo Steak Brian Teresa 128
To Drink: Coco-jito (Coconut Mojito) Teresa 129
Chapter 19 Mean Tweets Brian 130
To Eat: General T's Chicken Teresa 133
To Drink: Aunt Inez' Punch Brian 135
Chapter 20 White House Vaccine Summit Teresa 136
To Eat: Linguini Carbonara Teresa 140
To Drink: White Wine with Dinner; Limoncello Slushy for Dessert Brian 142
Acknowledgments 143
Endnotes 144
