Momentary Encounters

1) LYNDON JOHNSON. Fio married into a family involved in Johnson's business and political enterprise so when the President showed up at a reception the Crystal ballroom, father-in-Law pushed Fio forward to meet him. Johnson's bodyguard pushed her back. FIL pushed Fio forward again and called Johnson by name. That turned the trick, Fio was introduced, and the show was over.

2) MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR. It was Christmas and Fio had a temporary job peddling British Sterling, a men's cologne, in Scarbrough's Department store. She instantly recognized the infamous O'Hair when she walked up to the toiletries counter and asked for "Wolf Brothers." There was something challenging in her request, as if she expected Fio not to recognize what she wanted. Scanning the cologne displays, Fio, who had just passed a French reading exam, pulled Wolff Freres off the shelf and handed it over. Score one for Fio.

3)ANDREW YOUNG. Fio was sitting on a couch in the spacious lobby of the LBJ building at UT when she spotted the handsome politician. It was hard to miss him, with all the eager female students gathered around.

4)JOHNNIE COCHRAN. Fio was waiting in line at the Cleveland airport when she glanced at the line about ten feet over the spotted Cochran, OJ's most famous lawyer. She sidled up to the young woman accompanying him and affirmed his identity. The amazing thing was that he was talking on his cell phone the whole time--QUIETLY. Didn't know lawyers could do that.

5)LADY BIRD JOHNSON. When Father-in-Law died, Mrs. Johnson attended his funeral with a retinue of Secret Service bodyguards, then passed out halfway through and had to be carried out. At least she waited to faint until after Fio had introduced her kids. How polite can you get?