In this episode, Ed Hurn, the lively radio reporter, is sent to cover a dangerous assignment in the Republic of Yacabaku, where the newly-elected President, Mr. Neddie Tom Dick Harry Seagoon, is to be installed. However, all is not well, and there are rumors of a coup. President Seagoon is in danger, and the story humorously reveals how his brilliant stratagem saves the situation—and his life.