"Hail to the Chief" by Randall Garrett is a political science fiction novel from the early 1960s that looks at the cutthroat world of politics through the presidential campaign of Senator James Cannon. It's a story about how image and power affect people, showing Senator Cannon's journey to the presidency while facing global crises like tension with the Soviet Union and strange alien tech. When Cannon has to pick a running mate, he thinks about Matthew Fisher, a good guy without much charm. As the election gets closer, things get intense, and everything depends on Cannon's choices, revealing a sharp understanding of political tricks. The story wraps up with Cannon surprisingly making Fisher president, focusing on sacrifice and what it really means to be a good leader.
Hail to the Chief
By Randall Garrett
In a world of political games, a senator's rise to power leads to an unexpected sacrifice that redefines what it means to lead.
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About the AuthorGordon Randall Phillip David Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. He instructed Robert Silverberg in the techniques of selling large quantities of action-adventure science fiction, and collaborated with him on two novels about men from Earth disrupting a peaceful agrarian civilization on an alien planet.
Gordon Randall Phillip David Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. He instructed Robert Silverberg in the techniques of selling large quantities of action-adventure science fiction, and collaborated with him on two novels about men from Earth disrupting a peaceful agrarian civilization on an alien planet.
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