From a letter to Hugh Sidey
It is the day after the day of infamy.
I had so many thoughts rush through my head.... First and foremost related to the safety of the President. I had full confidence in his security, but given the coordination of the attacks I did not feel comfortable.... It is easy to second guess....
A second immediate thought was that Muslims in this country were going to be abused. Many of them are terrified.... Most touching were the words of a grade school kid, studying in an Islamic school, saying "are they now going to destroy our school?"...
I remember the Japanese internment right after Pearl Harbor. I am not sure I was deeply offended by that way back then. Now I am....
Then there was a third thing that cluttered up my worried mind. What can we do about all this? Having headed a Terrorism Task Force for President Reagan back in the '80's I am somewhat familiar with what can and can't be done....
