Project Gutenberg 2021-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 111 Jorgensen, Ivar Jorgenson, Ivar Meeting at the Summit Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1956 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Meeting at the Summit" by Ivar Jorgensen is a science fiction narrative written in the mid-20th century. The book revolves around a suspenseful encounter between the President of the United States and an extraterrestrial delegate, discussing the pressing issues of humanity's spiritual development amidst a backdrop of political and social turmoil. The story begins with the President, tired from his responsibilities, receiving an urgent request from his Press Secretary to travel to Mount Rainier for a conference. Upon arrival, he learns that he has been contacted by Rex, a representative from the Seventh Sector, who reveals that Earth stands on the brink of annihilation due to its violent history and lack of spiritual progress. Rex explains that if humanity does not evolve positively within a five-year timeframe, civilization will be eradicated to maintain cosmic harmony. The narrative delves into the President's internal struggle as he contemplates his nation’s values, the urgency of initiating global change, and the uncertainty of his political future, ultimately deciding to run for office again to lead humanity in the right direction, under the looming threat of extinction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Presidents -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 47525 2025-06-26T09:49:37.020283 text/html 24000 2024-10-18T17:01:49 text/html 352907 2025-06-26T09:49:38.737267 application/epub+zip 351751 2025-06-26T09:49:37.436269 application/epub+zip 74598 2025-06-26T09:49:37.198265 application/epub+zip 387569 2025-06-26T09:49:39.885720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380599 2025-06-26T09:49:38.536270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103740 2022-09-30T03:34:36.971847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41160 2025-06-26T09:49:36.922223 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21360 2024-10-18T17:01:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17483 2025-06-26T09:49:39.996805 application/rdf+xml 30199 2025-06-26T09:49:37.301300 image/jpeg 4968 2025-06-26T09:49:37.248279 image/jpeg 460684 2025-06-26T09:49:37.033294 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Silverberg, Robert More titles under Garrett, Randall More titles under Fairman, Paul W.