Rules Friends Of The President Are Supposed To Follow

There are a few rules that even close friends are subject to when a buddy gets elected president, and it really is a life-changing deal — which means there's stipulations that continue even after their term ends. Here are some rules that friends of the American president have to follow.

Presidents are allowed to largely set their own sort of schedule — what that looks like depends largely on the president in question. President Trump, for example, had a schedule interspersed with "Executive Time" for watching TV and tweeting. President Obama, on the other hand, made sure he was always home for family dinners. Meanwhile, President Jimmy Carter was notorious for working long hours and getting little accomplished.

But when it comes to personal time, that's subject to some serious oversight. According to Virginia Commonwealth University's Homeland Security professor Matt Pinsker, phone calls and video chats between a president and his personal friends can't just happen anytime, meaning friends aren't allowed to just pick up the phone and call.

Activities are coordinated by the Secret Service, and that includes a friendly chat about how the kids are doing in school. The president has to let them know about the call first and a secure line has to be used. For all that trouble, they'd better have something good to say.

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