Thousands of interviews, a few jokes, a mic that went everywhere with him, smuggled into the royal box at Wimbledon.

Mr. President, welcome to Wimbledon. Have you been here before?

Never. I'm thrilled. It's been a great match.

But, you know, it's England. It has to rain sometimes.

We laid the weather on especially for you.

Everyone talked to him.

If it wasn't Bill Clinton, it was Charlton Heston or somebody.

When they weren't there, he just invited them.

Like Dionne Warwick, he discovered she liked tennis, so he found her some new friends.

Now, of the ladies' players, who do you like?

I think the ladies are the Williams sisters.

Yeah, they've got a big match to Williams' sisters, haven't they?

Yes, they do.

It's just so unfortunate they have to play each other.

But I think that it's going to be a magical game.

It's going to be incredible.

We've actually got a little surprise for you

because the William sisters have a big semifinal,

but they've taken time out, and they're just over there.

Oh, my God. Oh, my heavens.

The lure of that glamour must have started somewhere.

Maybe at BBC Radio Oxford, where the daredevil Richardson found adventure following a steeple jack up a 600-foot chimney without a harness.

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