 The place was absolutely packed. And in fact, the White House staff had thrown open the windows just so people could climb in that way because so many people were trying to crush in. And that excerpt you read about sort of like mob that was there, you know, horrified those onlookers who were used to the more traditional kind of White House state affairs. You know, and people were standing on couches in their muddy boots and everything else. And the waiters were trying to serve food and drink and the dishes were crashing out of their hands or the cups because they were just simply too crowded.