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That John Galt was who he said he was, neither Mouch nor Mr. Thompson nor anyone else in Congress or the administration could doubt—not after Galt specifically named several of the vanished men in his speech. (Galt also named [[Robert Stadler]], the Director of the [[State Science Institute]], but Mouch never figured out that reference, as unflattering as it apparently was.)

That John Galt was who he said he was, neither Mouch nor Mr. Thompson nor anyone else in Congress or the administration could doubt—not after Galt specifically named several of the vanished men in his speech. (Galt also named [[Robert Stadler]], the Director of the [[State Science Institute]], but Mouch never figured out that reference, as unflattering as it apparently was.)

A few weeks later, John Galt was found—in New York! Mr. Thompson had him kept under guard in the penthouse suite of the Wayne-Falkland Hotel in New York. Mouch was one of many men who tried to persuade John Galt to cooperate with the government and accept the post of Economic Dictator of the country. Mr. Thompson was prepared to have the Unification Board step aside and give Galt the whole show, but Galt was having none of that.

Three months later, John Galt was found—in New York! Mr. Thompson had him kept under guard in the penthouse suite of the Wayne-Falkland Hotel in New York. Mouch learned later that Thompson intended to fire him and hire John Galt in his place, as Economic Dictator of the country. Mouch soon learned that Galt had thrown the offer in Mr. Thompson's face.

Mouch continued to trust Mr. Thompson, who then arranged a television special to announced something called "The John Galt Plan for Peace and Prosperity." Mouch knew full well that no such plan was in the offing, but he went along with the program anyway, hoping that Galt would not refuse such power when offered him on national television.

Mouch continued to trust Mr. Thompson, who then arranged a television special to announced something called "The John Galt Plan for Peace and Prosperity." Mouch knew full well that no such plan was in the offing, but he went along with the program anyway, hoping that Galt would not refuse such power when offered him on national television.