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1) He is legally required to maintain official records, as per the Presidential Records Act. This was passed after the Nixon-Watergate scandal. http://www.whit

1) He is legally required to maintain official records, as per the Presidential Records Act. This was passed after the Nixon-Watergate scandal. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Reality-Check-The-Presidential-Records-Act http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Reality-Check-The-Presidentia... 2) If President Obama "demanded" a iPhone because of his personal choice, it would be expensive and take a long time to secure the iOS for him. The considerable expense would be politically challenging to explain. 3) Secret Service agents are trained protect the President, and maintain his safety even if that means disobeying a direct order that would compromise his safety.

chris_mahan 13y ago
What about phone calls, personal conversations? If the First Lady decides to hint to her husband that she's, hum, in the mood for some married people activities, does that become part of the Presidential Record? What if the President thinks aloud, to himself, in the shower. What if, water running, soap in hand, he wonders aloud "I wonder what really killed Yasser." Does that become part of the Presidential Record? What if he wants to watch a little, hum, adult entertainment, to relax after a long day at the office, does that become part of the Presidential Record? What if he decides to, hum, read a little science fiction, and he says to his wife: Michelle, in this book they talk about the end of the world, and how the United States turns into an Empire and tries to win WWIII, and it's fairly convincing, and Michelle replies "put the book down and go to sleep". Does that become part of the Presidential Record? So what if the President, midday, wants to see the score of his favorite basketball team as they are playing, but he's in a phone call with some union lobbyist/fundraiser/golfbuddy, can he not look at his cell phone like the rest of us and just click refresh? And does that too become part of the Presidential Record? If the President of the United States has to live with so little privacy, and if he's frustrated (who wouldn't?), then does it not make sense, in perhaps a perverse way, that the privacy of the common American be of so little value? If the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces does not have privacy, why should anybody else? Think about that for a second. Now, I think that if some foreign state is trying to assassinate the President of the United States, I don't think their plan will be foiled just because he's not carrying an iPhone.

chris_mahan 13y ago

What about phone calls, personal conversations? If the First Lady decides to hint to her husband that she's, hum, in the mood for some married people activities, does that become part of the Presidential Record? What if the President thinks aloud, to himself, in the shower. What if, water running, soap in hand, he wonders aloud "I wonder what really killed Yasser." Does that become part of the Presidential Record? What if he wants to watch a little, hum, adult entertainment, to relax after a long day at the office, does that become part of the Presidential Record? What if he decides to, hum, read a little science fiction, and he says to his wife: Michelle, in this book they talk about the end of the world, and how the United States turns into an Empire and tries to win WWIII, and it's fairly convincing, and Michelle replies "put the book down and go to sleep". Does that become part of the Presidential Record? So what if the President, midday, wants to see the score of his favorite basketball team as they are playing, but he's in a phone call with some union lobbyist/fundraiser/golfbuddy, can he not look at his cell phone like the rest of us and just click refresh? And does that too become part of the Presidential Record? If the President of the United States has to live with so little privacy, and if he's frustrated (who wouldn't?), then does it not make sense, in perhaps a perverse way, that the privacy of the common American be of so little value? If the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces does not have privacy, why should anybody else? Think about that for a second. Now, I think that if some foreign state is trying to assassinate the President of the United States, I don't think their plan will be foiled just because he's not carrying an iPhone.