As it happened, Wolff chaired the House’s Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. Dad wanted to know why Sid Vicious—“a known drug addict”—was permitted to enter the United States during Wolff’s watch? Was Wolff too busy globetrotting (he also chaired the Asian and Pacific Affairs Committee) to protect our borders and city?
But soon came the main course: “Lester Wolff chairs a committee on narcotics enforcement,” he told the men. “Why did he allow Sid
to enter our country, as a known heroin addict?” Most of the listeners had never heard of Sid. When the incumbent finally arrived, it turned out he hadn’t either. Wolff brandished his law-enforcement credentials, only to be hooted at by the audience: “YOU LET
