Because a president has many visitors, the budget for hosting foreign guests is always stretched to the limit. Chennault was there to help by serving as hostess for many a dinner party. Inevitably, politics being what it is, she became surrounded by rumors.
當時華府由於總統的客人眾多，且招待外賓的預算又捉襟見肘，隨時都需要有幾位可以幫忙的「女主人」舉辦宴會，但又因政局詭譎，流言特別多。