Major Characters In The Novel
In Washington
Orrin Knox of Illinois, President of the United States
William Abbott, ex-President of the United States
Mrs. Ceil Jason, widow of the Governor of California
Robert A. Leffingwell, Secretary of State
Blair Hannah, Secretary of Defense
Fred Van Ackerman, chairman of the Committee on Making Further Offers for a Russian Truce (COMFORT) and chairman of the National Anti-War Activities Congress (NAWAC)
LeGage Shelby, chairman of 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
Robert Durham Munson, Senator from Michigan
Dolly, his wife
Tom August, Senator from Minnesota
Arly Richardson, Senator from Arkansas, Majority Leader of the Senate
Representative J. B. “Jawbone” Swarthman, Speaker of the House
Representative Bronson Bernard of New York
Lafe Smith, Senator from Iowa
Mabel Anderson, widow of Senator Brigham Anderson of Utah
Walter Dobius, a columnist
Frankly Unctuous, a commentator
Other members of the media
Other members of Congress
Members of NAWAC
At the United Nations
Lord Claude Maudulayne, the British Ambassador
Raoul Barre, the French Ambassador
Krishna Khaleel, the Ambassador of India
Nikolai Zworkyan, Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Sun Kwon-yu, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
In Moscow and at the United Nations
Alexei Shulatov, President of the United States of Russia
In Peking and at the United Nations
Lin Kung-chow, President of the United Chinese Republic
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