Lulu Mattox served as Jake Featherston's secretary for many years both prior to his election as President and after his election. She served as a formidable obstacle to people who tried to get in to see Featherston. She was the only person Featherston had any respect for, and the only person Featherston allowed to order him around. Indeed, Lulu's devotion was such that she helped stop Nathan Bedford Forrest III's attempted coup against Featherston. As Jake told Clarence Potter in 1944, trying to explain his affection for the woman, "I like Lulu. Rest of the world's full of assholes."