Major Characters in the Novel
In Washington
Edward Montoya Jason of California, President of the United States
William Abbott, ex-President of the United States
Mrs. Beth Knox, widow of the Secretary of State
Representative Harold Knox, their son
Robert A. Leffingwell, Secretary of State
Ewan MacDonald MacDonald, Secretary of Defense
George Henry Wattersill, Attorney General
Fred Van Ackerman, Senator from Wyoming, Chairman of the Committee on Making Further Efforts for a Russian Truce (COMFORT)
LeGage Shelby, Chairman of the Defenders of Equality for You (DEFY)
Rufus Kleinfert, Chairman of the Konference on Efforts to Encourage Patriotism (KEEP)
Mr. Justice Thomas Buckmaster Davis of the Supreme Court
Patsy Jason Labaiya, sister of the President
Robert Durham Munson, Senator from Michigan
Dolly, his wife
Tom August, Senator from Minnesota
Arly Richardson, Senator from Arkansas, Majority Leader of the United States Senate
Representative J. B. “Jawbone” Swarthman of South Carolina, Speaker of the House
Representative Bronson Bernard of New York
Roger P. Croy of Oregon, Vice President of the United States
Lafe Smith, Senator from Iowa
Mabel Anderson, widow of Senator Brigham Anderson
Cullee Hamilton, Senator from California
Lady Maudulayne
Celestine Barre
Walter Dobius, a columnist
Frankly Unctuous, a commentator
Other members of the media
Members of NAWAC (the National Anti-War Activities Congress)
At the United Nations
Lord Claude Maudulayne, the British Ambassador
Raoul Barre, the French Ambassador
Krishna Khaleel, the Ambassador of India
Nicolai Zworkyan, Ambassador of the U.S.S.R.
In Moscow and Washington
Vasily Tashikov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers, U.S.S.R.
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