"I think this is too important for a simple press conference," Bill said from his spot halfway down the table. He clicked the black ballpoint pen in his hand a few times before resting it on the legal pad scribbled with unintelligible words written in his own private shorthand. "If we go public, which I am not 100% in favor of at this juncture, we do it with a live message to the world from the Oval Office. A historic message that marks the start of a new era in humanity. Just the president and the camera, telling everyone that we are not alone." He motioned towards Gerard with one of his long, thin hands. "No reporters who can steal the spotlight by asking questions and getting AJ to say something he's not prepared to say, or something he doesn't want to say. Instead of busting the dam wide open, the president lets a little trickle out and tells the world that he plans to address the UN, the summit with Russia and China, etc. All that good stuff. But you do it later. For now, we get in front of this thing by announcing they have made contact with [i]us[/i]. Make the EU and all the rest look like they're following in our footsteps and there's no doubt in the mind's of the world that we're walking point on this."