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Novel - Even though Safire is identified with Republican politics, Democrats need not worry. This is not a partisan novel. The hero is a fictional 41st Democrat President in power in the mid 1980s. He is blinded in an assassination attempt and struggles to hold on to his office. Members of his cabinet attempt to invoke the 25th Amendment on Presidential succession and he must stratigize a way to deflect treachery. The President is surrounded by close and loyal advisers but is forced to bring in a blind therapist to help him adapt to his new disability. The President must face the questions: "In a time of international turmoil, is the nation best served by a blind leader? Should he step aside and allow an incompetent and easily manipulated Vice President take over?"