By: Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Writer (AP) Democratic presidential candidate Bob Graham says he will no longer release contents of the little notebooks he has been carrying for 26 years to record his daily activities.
The Florida senator always carries a notebook in his pocket, which he pulls out frequently to record notes on political discussions and the names of people he meets. He also jots down more obscure activities of daily life, like what he ate for breakfast, which television show he watched and what he scored in a round of golf.
The notebooks have been a curiosity to reporters, and Graham spokesman Paul Anderson said they are becoming a distraction in his presidential bid.
"They have been covered abundantly," Anderson said. "He wants to focus on issues and his use of the notebooks is well-known. There is not much more to be said."
Anderson said some of the notebooks are kept in Graham's Senate office on Capitol Hill, while others are in storage in Tallahassee, Fla. Graham plans to eventually turn them over to the library at his alma mater, the University of Florida, "although if there is a presidential library we'll have to reconsider that," Anderson said.
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