He is an unabashed collector of newspaper clippings, documents and gimcracks, and the walls and shelves in the office are blanketed with
such oddments as ice axes and pitons, a photograph of John Glenn (whom Day resembles), a quotation from President Lyndon Johnson deploring procrastination, college diplomas, membership certificates from the Rotary Club, fraternities, outdoorsmen's clubs and the American Airlines» Admirals Club, and a number of framed letters from such luminaries as Dwight Eisenhower and Stuart Udall.