16 December 2005

Just met Donald Rumsfeld in the green room here in our Washington bureau. I was in there to talk to the hosts of my show, and literally ran into the man. He smiled, shook my hand and wished me a merry Christmas. Strange.

I should explain what a green room is...it's where guests and "talent" who are about to go on air hang out. There's a make up room in there and comfy couches and TVs and (non-alcoholic) drinks. The fun thing about green rooms is you never know who you are going to run into. My favorite memory: Henry Kissinger trying to pet the just-pardoned Thanksgiving turkey a few years back.