"Woods, Stuart - The Run" - читать интересную книгу автора (Woods Stuart)

you?"

"You know I love the Senate."

"Will, you've been awfully closemouthed about this, but I know damned
well you want to be president."

"One of these days, sure," Will replied.

"You mean after Joe has served for eight years?"

"I'd only be fifty-seven. Why not? I might even appoint you director of
Central Intelligence."

"Yeah, sure," she said.

"The world would fall on you."

"If Jack Kennedy could appoint Bobby attorney general, why couldn't I
appoint my wife to be head of the CIA?"

"Well, it's a nice thought, anyway," she said.

"Listen, here's a thought; Joe's going to owe me after the election, and
if I'm not going to ask him for a cabinet job, I could ask him to
appoint you DCI."

"Would you really do that?"

"Let's just say that I know the candidate well and have the highest
confidence in her. It's not as though you're not supremely well
qualified."

"Mmmmm. I like the sound of it."

"Of course, I'd want my back scratched a lot if I pull this off, and I
mean that in the literal, not the figurative sense."

"I'll start growing my nails now." She laughed.

"Promises, promises."

"I think about it sometimes," she said.

"Scratching my back? Less thought, more action!"

"No, I mean your being president."

"And what do you think when you think about it?"