The Telephone Call

Blog doc 20 Afternoons with John

It’s three o’clock in the afternoon in the White House.

The telephone rings.

President McCain is taking his nap.

The Chief of Staff rushes through the halls toward the phone, frantically trying to answer before it rings again. He takes a message.

The President can get a bit cranky if he is disturbed in the afternoon.

After all, remember what happened to Paraguay.