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The Trump Organization, but, not being a complacent type, I know there
are many opportunities out there and this team tends to that. They do a
great job and have some interesting projects to brief me about.
12:30P.M. I order lunch from our terrific new restaurant at the Trump

Tower atrium, which is doing great business. Some of you may have seen
the commercial I did for McDonald’s. I didn’t have to act—I like
McDonald’s and am a loyal customer. Some days I have pizza, sometimes
a ham and cheese, some days nothing, but I rarely go out for lunch. I still
consider it an interruption in my workday. I review news clippings and
articles during my lunch minute.
12:35P.M. I speak to Bernd Lembcke, the director of the Mar-a-Lago

Club. As you might remember, Mar-a-Lago was once my private home,
and I restored it and turned it into a breathtaking private club. Anything
that beautiful should be shared, and it has been an immense success. Bernd
has tended to it, and I’ve been named to the Benefactors Board of
Directors by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. It’s nice to see
painstaking work being noticed and rewarded. We discuss the upcoming

season and the latest improvements to the grounds.
12:45P.M. I walk down the hall to visit George Ross. George will
always tell you the way it is, which I appreciate. His thoughts are sharp
and insightful, and we have a longish conversation of, perhaps, three
minutes. I am thinking about putting him onThe Apprentice.
12:50P.M. Back in my office, I take a call from Hugh Grant. I had a
brief role, as myself, in his movie with Sandra Bullock,Two Weeks Notice.

Hugh’s an avid golfer, and my course in Westchester is at his disposal
whenever he’s in New York. He’s a nice guy on top of being a gifted actor.
In fact, I’m glad he lives in another country—he’s got too much on the ball
to have around all the time.
1:00P.M. Norma comes in to go over the invitations to parties and

openings, and for speeches. I don’t have much time available. I decide on
a party at Le Cirque.
1:30P.M. I put in a call to Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles.
This course is on the Pacific Ocean and has the potential to be better than
Pebble Beach. Spectacular will be an understatement. It’s a gem, and we’re
working hard on it. All is going well, but every detail is important and
there are a lot of them to take care of.