What 3am wake-up calls to the president?

The Washington Post has, cleverly, researched how often presidents have needed to make decisions in the middle of the night. As it turns out, that’s basically never. Reagan’s chief of staff says he wouldn’t “unless there is a nuclear holocaust coming.” I aspire to be the sort of writer who would think to research and put together such an article.

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One reply on “What 3am wake-up calls to the president?”

  1. Given that Hillary Clinton has mistakenly recalled the presence of snipers on an overseas trip to Bosnia as a result of “sleep deprivation”, I don’t think I want her answering the phone at 3 a.m.

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