Former US President Pays Surprise Visit to NC In-plant
Former President Bill Clinton paid a visit to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke while campaigning for his wife, Hillary Clinton.
The commotion outside the door of Print and Document Services made it hard for Gary Warren to focus on his work. An important guest was visiting The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and he was right outside the in-plant's front door, signing documents.
The 2016 presidential election was coming to an end, and former President Bill Clinton was on campus, campaigning for his wife. Warren, supervisor of Print and Document Services, could see him through the glass windows next to his door — until the Secret Service made him move away. But as Clinton prepared to leave, Warren couldn't resist poking his head out to wave good-bye. Clinton spotted him, and instead of departing, strolled into Print Services to shake Warren's hand and have a friendly chat.
Gary Warren, supervisor of Print and Document Services at the college, got to meet the former President.
While the campaign photographer took photos, Clinton asked Warren and his coworker where they were from and signed an autograph. They talked about the damage that Hurricane Matthew had brought to the campus and to Print Services in October. The in-plant lost its Canon imagePRESS C700 and C800 production printers and a creaser folder due to water damage from that storm.
After a few friendly minutes, the former U.S. President said farewell to the in-plant manager and headed out, leaving Warren with a smile and a great story to tell.
"I don’t think his security detail was too happy that he varied off his course," says Warren — but he's sure glad he did.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
