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like him but because he’s got the smarts and energy to run a state like
California.
I read an article by a journalist who spent a day with me a few months
ago. I remember him saying that he felt one day wouldn’t be sufficient,

and I remember telling him that most people felt that one day with me was
enough. At the end of the article, he admits I was right—that one day with
me was enough—he was completely exhausted. It’s funny, because to me it
seemed like a more relaxing and low-key day than I usually have, and I
was certainly on my best behavior. Anyway, it’s nice to be right.
5:30P.M. Norma comes in to review media requests, charity requests,
and invitations. Since September 11, requests for charity have increased

sharply, and we do what we can. We comment on how we receive a
consistently high number of letters from Canada. One letter is from two
ladies in Saskatchewan who have invited me to have a cup of coffee with
them at their local coffeehouse, which has two tables. If I decide to accept,
they will do their best to reserve a table for me. Due to my schedule, I
have to decline, but their offer is genuine and kind, and if I had the time,

I’d go.
Sometimes I answer media requests myself, when I have time. Once I
called a guy named Phil Grande in Florida. He has a small radio
program,Stock Trading & Money Talk, and he had faxed me an interview
request. I picked up the phone and called him myself. When he asked who
was calling, I said, Donald Trump, and he said, Yeah, and I’m J. P.
Morgan. It took some convincing on my part, but he finally believed me,

and we chatted for some time. Afterward, he called my assistants to verify
that I had indeed called him, and to this day he sends them flowers every
Christmas. People like Phil can make our jobs a lot of fun.
6:00P.M. Asprey, the jewelers who occupy the corner of Trump Tower
on Fifth Avenue, are expanding, and they’ve invited me down to see the

renovations. They will have three floors, and it will be stunning—much
like their jewelry. They are the jewelers to the royal family in England,
and their new space will reflect that status when it’s done. I also decide to
check on my new tenants, Mark Burnett Productions, on the way down to
the lobby, to see that everything is up to par. I have a great management
team, but I like to check things out for myself as much as possible. I make
a quick call to Melania to check on dinner plans before the theater, and I
leave the office.