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During the 1980 election cycle, I had the honor to work at a fundraiser in Dallas for the Reagan campaign. Being in the Army assigned to Fort Hood at the time, I took some leave so that I wouldn't violate the law against campaigning while in uniform.

It was unpaid volunteer work, but, at the end of the evening, I received an autographed picture of soon-to-be President Reagan. That picture has been framed and prominently displayed on the wall of every office that I've ever occupied.

When I retired in 1994 and was employed by the Civil Service, the picture went up on my wall again. When I was hired into the Civil Service, I declined to join the Union. My office union rep and the head of the union on post made several attempts to get me to join, but I continued to refuse. However, they would always make their efforts either in the hallways or outside my office. Finally, I told them that, if they wanted to discuss it further, it would be done in the privacy of my office or not at all. The union head for the post told me that no one from the union would enter my office because I had a picture of Ronald Reagan on the wall. I told her, "Fine, then don't bring up the union with me again, or I'll go to the authorities on post about union harassment."

From that date on, no one from the union has talked to me about joining or has entered my office for any reason whatsoever.

Couldn't ask for anything more.