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At Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland we transferred from the
helicopter to two space ships. The helicopters had been jam-packed, but
there was room to spare on the ships.
I had a cabin next to the President's suite, and Joy's was next to
mine. World Wide, the Voice of America and Continental shared one
across the corridor, but the AP, Reuters and the other independent
agencies were on the second ship, fuming, I'm sure, at the
discrimination--especially since the British, French and German
summitters were on ours. Presumably there was going to be a sort of
sub-summit conference en route.
I had a big question that I wanted answered before the press got at me
and, as soon as we were settled, I knocked at the President's door.
"Come in," Gov said. "Oh, hello, Sam. What's up?"