CLEVELAND _ Donald Trump's campaign says the convention this week would show the world the real man behind the hair, the baseball hat and the bluster.
There's an opportunity, campaign manager Paul Manafort says, "to present Mr. Trump not just as the political figure running for office, but as the father, as the businessman, as the compassionate human being that he is when the spotlights aren't on."
But there have been few personal tidbits yet revealed. Even Trump's wife, Melania, spoke in broad generalities, offering no anecdotes to illustrate what she described as her husband's "kindness."
More details could emerge when Trump's son, Donald Jr., and daughter, Tiffany speak, along with pro golfer Natalie Gulbis, who in a piece for Golf Magazine wrote that Trump is a "good player (and a sneaky-great putter)." He has "always made time for my calls," she wrote. "And has offered some great advice over the years."
Gulbis, who said she first met Trump when she was 21, playing in her first Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, said Trump has "encouraged me to look at myself as a brand and as a professional golfer with a huge platform to grow the game of golf, regardless of my gender."
The personal Trump details discussed thus far:
1. He's a patriot and "intensely loyal" to his family.
"He has the utmost respect for his parents, Mary and Fred, to his sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth, to his brother Robert and to the memory of his late brother, Fred," Melania Trump said. "His children have been cared for and mentored to the extent that even his adversaries admit they are an amazing testament to who he is as a man and a father."
2. He has insisted on helping others anonymously.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who said he's known Trump for nearly 30 years and described him as a family friend, took issue with what he called "defamation of Donald Trump" by the media and the Clinton campaign, aiming squarely, it appeared, at a Washington Post investigation that has been unable to corroborate Trump's claim that he has given millions of dollars to charity out of his own pocket.
"Every time New York City suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help," Giuliani said. "He's not going to like my telling you this, but he did it anonymously. When police officers were shot, when firefighters were hurt, when people were in trouble, he came forward and he helped and he asked not be mentioned. This is a man with a big heart who loves people."
3. He has three things in common with fellow reality TV star, Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty.
"We're both successful businessmen _ though I flew commercial and I'm guessing he didn't. We've both had hit TV shows. And we both have intelligent wives who are MUCH better looking than we are," Robertson said.
4. He is not the messiah.
"Is he a messiah?" asked "Happy Days" star Scott Baio. "No, he's just a man."
