Title: Fletch and the Man Who
Author(s): Gregory Mcdonald
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 250
Year: 1988
Format: EPUB
Language: English
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“This is to be a major speech,” the governor said. “The theme is to be that I want to promote international meetings, most definitely including all the nations of the Third World, to reach international agreements for further, universal development and control of the new technology of communications.” The governor was speaking extremely slowly. Nolting was writing down his instructions word for word. “My point being not to control the new technology, but to draw up a sort of international constitution guaranteeing that no one—no nation, no political party, no group—gets to control too large a share of the new technology.”
“Isn’t that all rather statesmanlike?” Dobson asked.
The governor glowered at him. “Do your best, Paul.”
In a lighter tone, Nolting asked, “Shall we use such phrases as ‘to encourage the peace, and increase the prosperity of all nations’?”
“Has a nice ring to it,” the governor said wryly. “I’m afraid you’ll have to try coming up with a phrase or two of my own.”
“Dad,” Walsh said, “you’re on ‘Q. & A.’ from New York in the morning. That’s national television exposure. Plus an intelligent, more than usually thoughtful Sunday morning audience. If you want to hit a big idea like this, wouldn’t you be better off hitting it on ‘Q. & A.’ than at a noisy rally at the state capital the night before election?”
“Maybe.” The governor thought. “Always a good idea to save the big guns until last. The ‘Q. & A.’ audience is a good audience.”
“For statesmanlike statements,” Dobson said.
“So telegraph your punch,” Fletch said.
“Yeah,” the governor said. “On ‘Q. & A.’ I’ll indicate I’m not through with that topic, that Upton, Graves, the President didn’t respond fully or accurately, and that I’ll have something more to say on it Monday night.”
Barry Hines nodded. “People should listen.”
“Speaking of full and accurate response to the Winslow speech,” Walsh said, ” Q. & A.’ goes on the air at eleven o’clock. We have you scheduled to attend service at the Thirty-sixth Street Church at nine o’clock. While you and Fletch were doing that talk show this afternoon, Barry and I rigged up press coverage for your appearance at the church. By the way, Fletch,” Walsh said, “do not go to church with Dad.”
“You’re telling me not to go to church?”
“Don’t want anything like a press representative escorting Dad into church. You get the idea.”
“I’m being told not to go to church.”
“When do I sleep?” the governor asked.