Abrams: Damn it! Take it!
Johnson: No l Go on home and cool down. If you still want to quit in the morning, Tall accept your
pass then.
Abrams: I don't want to be mollified! I don't want to cool down! If you won' t take my pass, I'll leave
it with the guard at the gate!
Once again, Johnson was faced with the problem of how to handle an administrative
situation over which he had no direct line responsibility. Abrams and Eden worked for the systems
section head, and although Johnson had kept him informed on all developments in Florida, the
geographical separation seemed to Johnson to make him the one who had to cope with the problem
on the spot. There was always a question as to how far he could go in handling the matter because of
His inability to make any commitments that would be binding on the section head.