Major Characters
Principal Members of the Senate
Robert Durham Munson of Michigan, Majority Leader of the Senate
Seabright B. Cooley of South Carolina, President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Brigham M. Anderson, senior Senator from Utah
Mabel Anderson, his wife
Pidge, his daughter
Orrin Knox, senior Senator from Illinois
Beth Knox, his wife
Hal Knox, his son
Stanley Danta of Connecticut, Majority Whip of the Senate
Crystal Danta, his daughter
Warren Strickland of Idaho, Minority Leader of the Senate
Members of the Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas August of Minnesota, Chairman
Lafe Smith, junior Senator from Iowa
Arly Richardson, senior Senator from Arkansas
John Winthrop, senior Senator from Massachusetts
John DeWilton, senior Senator from Vermont
Harold Fry, senior Senator from West Virginia
Powell Hanson, junior Senator from North Dakota
Fred Van Ackerman, junior Senator from Wyoming
Principal Members of the Executive Branch
The President
Harley M. Hudson of Michigan, the Vice President
Howard Sheppard, the Secretary of State
Robert A. Leffingwell, Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, nominee for Secretary of State
Member of the Judiciary
Mr. Justice Thomas Buckmaster Davis of the Supreme Court
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Lord Claude Maudulayne, the British Ambassador
Lady Kitty Maudulayne, his wife
Raoul Barre, the French Ambassador
Celestine Barre, his wife
Krishna Khaleel, the Ambassador of India
Vasily Tashikov, the Ambassador of the U.S.S.R.
Others
Mrs. Phelps Harrison, “Dolly,” a hostess
The Speaker of the House
The Rev. Carney Birch, Chaplain of the Senate
The Chairman of the National Committee
The President of General Motors
The President of the United Auto Workers
An Adviser to Presidents
A Cardinal
The Press