The Carpet & Rug Institute’s two-day Presidents’ Council, a biennial event in the nation’s capital, afforded leaders in our industry an opportunity to discuss business, the economy and pressing issues with members of the Senate, Congress and heads of government agencies. Shown here during a break in the sessions on April 6, 1987, are Burton Gold, left, of Stratton Industries, a division of WestPoint Pepperell, and Joe Maffett, right, president and CEO of Coronet Industries. The Georgia boys flanked Sen. Wyche Fowler, Jr. (D-Ga.) and shared some views on the carpet industry.