Juan Carlos, king of Spain, who cooled his heels for seven minutes at the White House before Clinton arrived to welcome him on his state visit.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist had to wait 45 minutes when the president came to pay a courtesy call at the Supreme Court.
House GOP leader Bob Michel. Clinton was 15 minutes late to his birthday party.
The press pool waited 50 minutes on the tarmac at Andrews air base while Clinton ate dinner on Air Force One.
Why is Clinton so tardy? “Things come up, and he does have to deal with them,” shrugs Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers. “He is getting better, All of our press conferences started on time.”
