Unlike the Roosevelts, who were accustomed to ignoring hovering servants, Truman insisted on addressing the kitchen staff by first name. His driver, secret service man Floyd Boring, recalled his first conversations with Truman while at the wheel. “By the way,” Truman said to him, “I see you are driving most of the time. How are you connected with me?” “Well, Mr. President,” said Boring, “I’ve been assigned to drive you.” “Well, could you tell me your name?” It was Floyd Boring. “You don’t mind if I call you Floyd, do you?” Recalled Boring: “So that’s the kind of guy he was.”
