Work life: Showing you the door
He may not be a member of any government office in Washington, D.C., but rest assured, he can certainly... open a lot of doors.
Stephen Blum in front of the historic Willard Hotel, where he's worked for 21 years. "In my very first year as a doorman --- and I never did it again --- I accidentally shut a door on a woman's fingers," he recalls. "I hold open the front door of a cab, now, until everybody's in. And if they try to shut it, I won't let them." (Judith Ritter)
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A wider shot of doorman Stephen Blum outside of his workplace, the Willard Intercontinental, 'cause hey -- it's a nice shot!





