And there’s his lengthy, vivid description of that fateful hug with Obama:
He walked out toward me.
Both of us smiled.
The applause was just about frantic. We shook hands. The new president leaned forward and gave me a hug.
Reach.
Pull.
Release. . . .
It changed the rest of my life.
Reach, pull, release — just like that.
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