Reich tells the story of how Rockefeller got wind one day of a scheme to get the president to eliminate his (Rockefeller's) operation at the State Department.
Rockefeller talked to the president, to confirm if the rumor he heard was true.
mnli hypothesis: Rockefeller talked to the president, to confirm if the rumor he heard was true. premise: Reich tells the story of how Rockefeller got wind one day of a scheme to get the president to eliminate his (Rockefeller's) operation at the State Department.