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In White House Run, Cain Counts On Corporate Skill

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Cain knew, he writes, "that as long as I remained there I was always going to be viewed in that predominantly white corporate culture as his son."

So Cain left Coke for the Pillsbury Co., where he became a corporate vice president. The position lost its sparkle after a few years, he says, so he decided to leave his comfortable corner office for a job at Burger King.

Starting Over

Cain participated in a management training program and began working as a manager at one of the chain's restaurants. He recalls that one day the broiler was accidentally turned off, leaving raw patties and huge lines at the counter.

"We had no burgers at Burger King," he says in his book, recalling that he told the staff to make all the chicken and fish sandwiches they could — and then he took matters into his own hands.

"I went to the front of the restaurant and informed the customers that it would be fifteen minutes before we would again be serving burgers and Whoppers," he writes. "Then I went outside, going from car to car to explain the situation."

Source: North Country Public Radio