Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[Gene C]

David, that's not the one.

Basically it was about a man that comes to Lincoln while he is president and wants to be appointed as White House doorkeeper.
Lincoln asks him if he has any job experience as a doorkeeper. The man replies "no"
Lincoln then asks him if has had any training as a doorkeeper. The man replies "no"
Read any books or attended any classes about doorkeeping? "No"
Then Lincoln asks him if he knows the full duties of a door keeper. The man again replies "no"
Lincoln politely and somewhat humorously gets the man to recognize he just isn't qualified for the position as doorkeeper as he declines his request and sends the disappointed man away.

I can't remember the source of the story, and I may have a few details wrong, but that's the gist of the story. I think Lincoln used the story to emphasize the fact that so many people came to him asking for a government job that they were unknowledgeable and unqualified for.