Maybe that's the problem. Maybe that for a variety of reasons, what could be done at home couldn't be done in the White House, and that pissed him off. Maybe t

Maybe that's the problem. Maybe that for a variety of reasons, what could be done at home couldn't be done in the White House, and that pissed him off. Maybe the people who installed his home shower couldn't do it at the White House for national security reasons (using foreign parts and labor, maybe). Maybe it interfered with other systems at the White House, or maybe some of the arrangements would be inappropriate in a historical building. Maybe his home shower was deemed too unsafe. Or maybe the White House workmen were just incompetent, at least compared to the ones hired for his home setup. Or LBJ was just abusive. And in some of the scenarios, I kind of understand the frustration. You are the most powerful person in the world, you can decide the fate of millions and lead a country that can put people on the moon, but when you ask for the same shower you have at home, you don't get what you asked for. That's a rather common theme. Workers (from chefs to software engineers) assume the customer doesn't know what he is talking about and try to reinterpret the requirements. Often, they are right, but sometimes, the customer really wants what he told you he wants.