Chapter 482

"Clark, where was that boy when I was running for President?"

"He was helping me run for governor, sir."

"Any Democrat can get elected in Connecticut. I barely made it for my second term."

"I don't consider three points barely making it Mister President, and the Electoral College was a landslide."

"One day the people are going to wise up, change that part of the Constitution, and make this a real democracy."

"It's not going to happen while we are live Mister President."

"When are you going to hold your news conference?"

"I wanted to check with you sir, and make sure you had nothing you were going to do that was important. I didn't want to bump you out of the news cycle."

"Tomorrow is a slow day; why don't you call for the conference at 11. It will be all over the news at noon. I will be leaving by helicopter at 2 PM, and the press w