Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 10, 1977

Transcript:

Voice from television: Good evening. Today the White House announced it was breaking immediately for a "district work session." Judy Woodruff reports. Woodruff: White House topsiders confide that the President's plan to recess the executive branch is intended to show he's "no longer at odds with the Washington way of doing things". Why he chose the August district work session over the ten-day July 4 work sessions, the Christmas, February and Easter district work sessions, or the adhoc pre-election work session is not clear. Congressional leaders, who were on their August district work sessions could not be reached for comment.