Ghost In The White House

The White House is haunted by a vague helpless abstraction;”by a kind of ghost of the nation; called The People...,Excerpt: "No one has ever nominated a President in a book before. I do it because a book can be more quiet, more sensible and thoughtful, more direct and human, and closer to the hearts of the people, than a convention can. A book can be more public too—can be attended by more people ...