A sunny moment in Denver's history: President Jimmy Carter visited a singles' bar in 1978, and we were there.
In March 1977, President Jimmy Carter announced that what was then dubbed thewould be located in Colorado. In addition to its stunning scenery, laid-back lifestyle and sunny weather, the state boasted a governor who was pushing hard for the project. In fact, Governor Dick Lamm had made winning the lab a top priority of his administration: He assigned a full-time staff member in his office to the effort, made at least two trips to D.C.
The White House decision to eat at Rick's was based on the restaurant's status as one of the few in the area to use solar power, although at Rick's it's used primarily to heat up the dishwasher and to heat one dining room. Another waitress reportedly was asked by a Secret Service agent to sit down and have a drink."I've got to work," she said. As the story goes, the Secret Serviceman told her,"Listen, honey, if that's what you're worried about, we could clear out this place in five minutes."
"A lot of girls really got off on the press taking their pictures from outside on the street," said bartender Sam Towne. Once settled downstairs, the president dined on a hot crab and avocado sandwich and discussed solar energy, although Kuperman said she witnessed a major exchange between Carter and energy czar James Schlesinger on the subject of bean sprouts."They're very good for you," Kuperman said Schlesinger told Carter.
After the President left,"the place just came unglued," Bottomly said. When the restaurant reopened at 9 that night, some employees were still eating the cake.
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