The call to the President was brief. In spite of the fact that the call came from a prominent Air Force general, the answer from the President’s chief of staff was irritating; apparently, the President was too busy to talk to anyone at the moment. General Maxwell tried his best to explain that the safety of millions of people in the United States and elsewhere in the world was at stake. Finally, he asked if it was possible to have the President’s science adviser come to Cheyenne Mountain. The President’s chief of staff thought this would be possible. He said he would look into it and get back to General Maxwell within an hour.
Miller said good-bye to his wife and family and to Dolores and Siegfried. Dolores said as she was leaving, “Frank, in a way, I think it is just as well the White House expressed little interest in seeing our little alien toy. The longer the Feds diddle around making decisions, the more time we’ll have to find some answers to questions which we need to address.”
Miller, looking quite dejected, said to Stanley, “I can’t believe that we can’t get the President to come out here. The ‘too busy’ excuse wears at bit thin when so much is at stake. To me, it’s like Nero playing his fiddle while Rome burns. I think we should get one of your superiors at NORAD involved.”
Stanley said, “Cheer up, Frank! Washington will be Washington. They live in a vacuum over there. I will get Major General Anthony Camponelli involved. He’s a good guy and is quite well-versed in what Herman and I have been up to with UFOs. Anthony is amazed at what we’ve found. I believe I introduced you to Anthony at Herman’s memorial service.”
The conversation was interrupted when the phone rang. Stanley said with his hand over the receiver, “It’s the President’s science adviser, Dr. Wayne Cutler.”
“Yes, Dr. Cutler. I’m glad you can come out to Cheyenne Mountain. I think you will be shocked when you see the alien device that we’ve recovered.” Cutler said, “I’ll arrive around noon.”
Miller said, “I’ve dealt with Wayne before. He’s a pretty good hand at geophysics, and I understand that he is pretty open-minded. Wayne was at the NSF for a number of years. I had some dealings with him in a NSF proposal that I was involved in.”