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The telephone? Special telephone?

No, no. The bomb thing. This is for him to give the signal to--

To communicate with Norad--with--

To shoot--

--with the strategic air--

Yeah, to shoot off the missiles. That black bag. The next morning he took us around again. One more tour to where his family, or where her family came from; a little old house that was being maintained sort of as a museum. And it had a crank telephone, old fashioned crank telephone there. And he said, “All right Andrew why don't you use the phone.” Well, I said, “Fine.” So I cranked-“WHITE HOUSE” [laughter] went the voice on the other end. So you see the act. The Pedernales is beautiful by the way. The river is just a lovely little spot that they have there.

What other pressure did he bring to bear that you recall, either on you, or on Donovan, or the White House correspondent, anything in particular come to mind?

Nope.