Exactly how many days had transpired before he finally decided it might be a good idea to sit down with BP Execs including Tony Hayward for the first time?
Here's a Clue - I'm thinking of a number between 52 and 54 days
Up until that point, he sat on his hands, blamed BP whenever he was asked questioned it, told Thad Allen to basically stay out of the way, and just sit back and watch the clusterfuk unfold with absolutely no sense of urgency whatsoever. His commanding presence and direction was to simply "let BP handle it" - as he had numerous fund raising dinners and of course the endless golf outings on his calendar.
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