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I bet it's these types of missions that Presidents really love. It's not the obvious stuff that is asked of (one of) the most powerful people in the world, like
by jhull 13y ago
I bet it's these types of missions that Presidents really love. It's not the obvious stuff that is asked of (one of) the most powerful people in the world, like declaring war or making executive orders or living in the White house. It's the slightly quirkier stuff, like brokering a clear version of Coke. I bet Truman loved this. It's like working at a company doing the same thing everyday, but being most excited for this little side project you have going on.
- mr_luc 13y agoAnd those side projects can be pretty significant, as well as fun. One of Churchill's side projects was corresponding under the nickname "Former Naval Person."
- sailfast 13y agoIn addition, you have to think that by even receiving this request we had an inkling early on that we were winning many more cultural battles in the cold war than the USSR. Pretty great article.