Mayor of New York City (1990 -1993) David N. Dinkins,
who was the only African American to hold that office,
once said to his wife: “See that man over there digging
the ditch.
I remember you dated him once. If you had married
him, you would be the wife of a ditch digger. "

Mrs. Dinkins responded:

A similar story is told about Winston Churchill,
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

President George W. Bush and his wife Laura
were driving in the Texas countryside when they
came to Midland, where the president stopped
for gas.
It turned out that the gas station attendant was
a former high school boyfriend of Laura Bush’s.

Driving away from the gas station George
W. turned said to his wife and

“Ain’t that odd Laura? If you had married that
guy you would be the wife of a gas station
attendant instead of the president’s wife. ”

“No, George dear. If I had married him he would
now be the president of the United
states of America ”, the First Lady replied.