# Johnny McCord — Short Fiction character guide

> Johnny McCord in Short Fiction by Mack Reynolds.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** McCord, V Johnny McCord

**First appearance:** 0011-after-some-tomorrow

## Who they are

A soldier and member of the McCord family with military ties.

## In the story

### [Tourists to Terra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/tourists-to-terra)

Captain Foren, the commander of the luxury cruise ship, who organizes the war tourism and worries about passenger safety.

### [Off Course](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/off-course)

President of the United States, who hosts Dameri Tass and navigates the political fallout of the alien's arrival.

### [The Galactic Ghost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/the-galactic-ghost)

Mentioned as a reporter visiting the alien ship; part of the global reaction.

### [Chapter I: The Tuareg and the Reporter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/i)

Field agent for the Sahara Reforestation Commission, frustrated by Tuareg goat incursion and bureaucratic superiors.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/ii)

Leader of the reforestation team at Bidon Cinq; reacts with concern to the pump sabotage and is wary of journalist Hélène Desage.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/iii)

Leads the Sahara Reforestation Commission; defends the project's value and shows Hélène Desage around Bidon Cinq.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/iv)

Defends the Commission's actions against Tuareg livestock, tries to manage Hélène Desage's critical reporting.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/v)

Leads the investigation into the sabotage, methodically exposes Hélène Desage's plot, and reflects on the global pressures driving the Sahara Reforestation Commission.

### [The Marshal's Predicament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/vi)

General McCord commands the Carbonaceous Fuel forces and has two gliders, putting him at an advantage over Cogswell.

### [The Glider Gambit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/x)

General McCord's glider pilots are identified as Bob Flaubert and Jimmy Hideka.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/xii)

Mentioned as the commander found guilty in the courts-martial.

## Links

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