Who is Congressman Raskob from Fail Safe and what is their importance?

Congressman Raskob is a New York City politician. He is visiting the War Room in Omaha when the fail-safe crisis occurs. Raskob's role is to observe, stay out of the way of the military men, ask pertinent questions, and offer insights from a political perspective on the drama as it unfolds. He is described as a tough-minded, intelligent man, who has a good grasp of the Washington realities of nuclear arms proliferation, military appropriations, and public opinion.