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8. JFK and Herbert Hoover both rejected pay as President.

Mon Jun 12, 2017, 06:45 PM

Jun 2017

As did Robert Kennedy when he was Attorney General. Why should people be forced to take pay?

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Why are people being allowed to work in the WH for free? [View all] jmowreader Jun 2017 OP

Because they are so filled with patriotism that............ guillaumeb Jun 2017 #1

Whom are you referring to? Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #2

Those are the ones jmowreader Jun 2017 #4

I wouldn't say they are working "for free" Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #6

Because otherwise they'd run afoul of 5 U.S.C. 3110 gratuitous Jun 2017 #9

So they can make serious money. n/t Control-Z Jun 2017 #3

It's harder to prove espionage if you don't pay them... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #5

I don't think WH interns get paid and there's a small army of those HeartachesNhangovers Jun 2017 #7

JFK and Herbert Hoover both rejected pay as President. former9thward Jun 2017 #8