THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE.

Describes the experience of the author while traveling with U.S. vice president Dan Quayle to Texas and Oklahoma as part of his bid for re-election. Description of the meeting of Quayle with the daughter of a Texas state trooper shot dead by a black man; Conversation of Quayle with sick children at the Texas Children's Hospital; Information on the rally of 7,000 college students; Complaints of Quayle's aides on Air Force Two regarding mass media mistreatment of the visit.