To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (8290 ) 2/24/1998 8:03:00 PM From: jhild Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 20981
Prehaps should give Bill the same advice they give George of the Jungle: "Look out for those trees."Clinton heading for the slopes 7.40 p.m. ET (040 GMT) February 24, 1998 By Terence Hunt, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At the urging of daughter Chelsea, President Clinton unexpectedly is heading for the ski slopes in Utah. The White House scrambled the president's travel plans Tuesday after Chelsea let it be known that she would rather spend her 18th birthday on a ski outing instead of in California for Parents' Weekend at Stanford University. "It was a family decision,'' said spokeswoman Marsha Berry. "It's her birthday (Friday). I think they wanted to do what she wanted to do.'' The Clintons are expected to stay at a private residence in Park City, not far from Salt Lake City, which was chosen as the site for the Winter Olympics in 2002. Clinton has never skied as president and was not known to have skied as governor of Arkansas. He seriously injured his knee last March during a golf weekend in Florida, wound up on crutches for weeks and then underwent months of rehabilitation. The president's knee is strong enough so that he could ski but it's not known if he will, spokesman Joe Lockhart said. Another aide suggested Clinton might just spend a quiet winter weekend and leave the skiing to his daughter. His wife, Hillary, tried skiing in Switzerland earlier this month while attending a conference. She did "pretty good,'' Berry said. The president, after touring tornado damage in Florida on Wednesday, is to fly to California for Democratic fund-raising events in the evening. He is to address a technology conference on Thursday and meet with California disaster relief officials and then head for Utah, where he is to remain until Sunday. Originally, the president was to have spent Thursday night in San Francisco and then drive to Palo Alto Friday to spend several days with Chelsea at Stanford. foxnews.com