Being Bill Clinton tougher than most people realize. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: June 3, 1994| Author: Goldstein, Steve | Copyright information 
    WASHINGTON _ Being Bill Clinton isn't always a bowl of cherries. 
    During an interview in his office, Clinton griped at length about his travails, a burden foreign to any plain old Joe. Simple pleasures have become a pain, he said. 
    ``I can't even order a pizza without someone hanging up on me,'' Clinton moaned. ``When I call people who don't know me, there's always a pause before I'm put through. Sometimes they just giggle. 
    ``I have to use my wife's name to make restauran...

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