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Chapter 17 Panama Canal Negotiations and Graham Greene

 This chapter opens with John returning to Panama. At the time Gerald Ford was President. He wasn't particularly a horrible president. Nor was he a great president. General Omar Torrijos even realized Ford's weakness as president. There was a talk General Torrijos gave which John was the only foreigner invited. 


John took part in an editorial piece for the Boston Globe in 1975. He made it clear that colonialism was outdated and should end immediately. To say people he worked with weren't happy is an understatement. He received hate mail calling him a commie. John's boss told him not to worry as long as the money and work continues to flow in. Bruno was right. After a couple of weeks, more contracts for work rolled in with more to follow, and all was forgotten. 


Toward the end of this chapter, John met Graham Greene, a novelist in 1970 who was popular. He mainly wrote nonfiction novels about things that mattered. He encouraged John to write as well. Mr. Greene had read John's piece for the Boston Globe.



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