“April 19, 2011, 1630 Hours Local TimeThe president’s deputy executive secretary knocked twice, then cracked the door of the hideaway office and stuck her head inside. “Mr. President, the secretary of defense is here.”“Thank you, Linda.” The president pushed himself out of his armchair, wrestled into his suit coat, and checked the mirror to see that his tie was straight. From the desktop he plucked the leather folder embossed with the gold Presidential Seal. And he patted his shirt pocket to mak...e sure he had a pen with him. “Let’s go.”She held the door open. He turned left and walked the fifteen feet to the Oval Office door and waited as she opened it.The president walked inside and strode directly to where Richard Hansen stood. “Rich, good to see you.”“Good to see you, too, Mr. President.”“Ready?”“And waiting, sir.”“Then I think we should get this under way.” The president headed back the way he’d come, trailed by SECDEF and two Secret Service agents.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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