This is a sequel to The Senator (1968), the late Drew Pearson's data processed, dateline Washington novel. In fact the president is the former senator Benjamin Bow Hannaford who has just been shooed in on an electoral vote with a popular one of only a third. He is seen through the eyes of his aide, Deever, who knows that as a politician you ""do a dirty job. . . so that more people benefit than get hurt."" When tough but open  minded Hannaford is first introduced right off his Ramada Ranch you are of course supposed to think of LBJ. Before he's through, trying to cut the defense budget, he faces an impeachment attempt which parallels that of an earlier Johnson. As a roman it's mostly a clef to various people and various scenes (black, college, poverty, etc.) with very little that is personal. But there's endless talk and backtalk between the members of the administration some of whom have endearing sobriquets (""Armpit"" Boswell, Secretary of Defense or Senator ""Honey-Tonsils"" Hopewell, Majority Leader). By virtue of the first book's bestsellerdom, one can assume others will join the motorcade.

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