Mrs. Schroeder found one. She was cooking eggs for her children in a teflon pan and thinking about President Reagan.
She realized that his political problems did not stick to him in the same way that the eggs did not stick to her teflon-covered pan.
He seemed to be covered in teflon she thought. Later that day, Mrs. Schroeder made a 1-minute speech in the House of Representatives.
She spoke of Mr.Reagan as a teflon president. News programs later broadcast that part of her speech.
And "Teflon President" became a part of the language. Mrs. Schroeder said Mr. Reagan never said anything about it to her.
But she said she got a letter from DuPont's lawyers.
The letter, she said, threatened legal action for using the company's trademark name.
The Congresswoman said in her book that the teflon covering kept working for Mr. Reagan. He was re-elected president.
