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It takes a lot to shock the editors at the Times. First, I meet with my boss who then summons his boss. After listening to my tale, it goes up the line until there are enough people involved that we move court into the conference room. After I explain what transpired at my meeting with the President, there is absolute silence for a full minute. Then the barrage of questions and exclamations of disbelief start:
“Holly, s**t, just what kind of autobiography does the president intend.”
“Wow, just wow.”
“You can’t be seriously considering…”
And on and on. I tell them the whole tale, not that it’s long. I leave out the part about Mandy and the clear possibility that Brent’s article on Richter’s house is what caught the president’s eye. After all, Brent and I aren’t buddies and in New Yo
