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The
President
in
particular
is
very
much
a
figurehead
-
he
wields
no
real
power
whatsoever.
He
is
apparently
chosen
by
the
government,
but
the
qualities
he
is
required
to
display
are
not
those
of
leadership
but
those
of
finely
judged
outrage.
For
this
reason
the
President
is
always
a
controversial
choice,
always
an
infuriating
but
fascinating
character.
His
job
is
not
to
wield
power
but
to
draw
attention
away
from
it.
On
those
criteria
Zaphod
Beeblebrox
is
one
of
the
most
successful
Presidents
the
Galaxy
has
ever
had
-
he
has
already
spent
two
of
his
ten
presidential
years
in
prison
for
fraud.
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