Henry Paulson. Paulson had informed him of major events that would unfold that very night, bringing with them severe negative impacts on the markets and the economy. “I can’t share the details with you, but it is going to be a big story and will require the government to intervene in some way,” Obama said. “I told Hank we would be as supportive as possible as they try and contain this. And I’m telling all of you, there are times when—what’s the old expression?—‘good government is good politics.’ Well, this is one of those times. In any case, it’s the right thing to do. So I want all of you to
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