The President's Angel (2013)
“The country lay encased in snow, but the Barbarians had occupied neutral territory, and it was war that occupied the thoughts of everyone. In space the Ring of Fire turned obediently, recording with little clicks and clacks the miniature movements of toy armaments far below. And were they silent, these clicking shutters, the computer counters, when there was no atmosphere to carry sound and no one in the vacuum of space to hear?
The President had no time now for luxurious reflection. He was pul...led from one conference to the next, and when he was not in meetings or making speeches—either aggressive and warning or placating and negotiating—when he was not posing for the photographers on the steps of the White House with Important Men or waving from the helicopter steps, displaying the appropriate mood of the moment—serious or lighthearted, concerned or victorious—when he was not reading reports or giving orders, snatching a sandwich on the run, then he threw himself in bed, exhausted, forgetting even to be afraid.MoreLess
The President had no time now for luxurious reflection. He was pul...led from one conference to the next, and when he was not in meetings or making speeches—either aggressive and warning or placating and negotiating—when he was not posing for the photographers on the steps of the White House with Important Men or waving from the helicopter steps, displaying the appropriate mood of the moment—serious or lighthearted, concerned or victorious—when he was not reading reports or giving orders, snatching a sandwich on the run, then he threw himself in bed, exhausted, forgetting even to be afraid.MoreLess
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