THE WHITE HOUSE PHONE SYSTEM BOONDOGGLE
The Clinton administration may have broken the law.
Remember how the President whined about the woeful state of the White House phone system? Clinton got a lot of mileage during the early weeks of his administration by telling cocktail-party stories of little old ladies sweating away at the White House's vintage 1960s "plug-and-play" switchboard. It was a laughable image. Disgraceful. Such a dinosaur wouldn't do. Certainly not for a President on the "cutting edge." So change they did. Congratulations, America, you just bought the White House a new telephone system. And you only had to pony up US$25 million. Such a deal!
https://www.wired.com/1994/01/clinton-phone/