I am impressed. Jackie thanks the President for his graciousness. We have all survived the moment. Maybe this will be OK after all. Maybe the President and I will be laughing about this and smoking cigars on the Truman balcony someday.
Life is good.
A proverbial hush falls over the crowd. Vlasto smiles his own goofy smile and then walks from the podium. The word surreal does not come close. Some force propelled me to the podium. Somebody had to say something.