I heard he had too many connections to a certain Wash DC hotel (on the water) but not the right connection.
http://www.thewatergatehotel.com/offers/inauguration?s_kwcid=AL!4331!10!78408923877754!31071808230&ef_id=WD9A1wAABAjaWT8a:20161201201947:s
I heard tricky dicky knew all the right plumbers.