Holshouser recalls that he brought his personal ethical standards to the governor's mansion, but also that he did things that later many people would have considered inappropriate, such as his use of the state plane. Holshouser points out a number of different factors that come into play when weighing ethics in politics, including the inevitability that someone in a large administration will likely do something fishy; that publicity seems to determine the severity of the offense; and that it is important to retain a staff member who keeps track of potential misdoings.