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Chief Justice Hughes administered the oath. He then took the oath. That's very impressive. He shook hands with Mr. Hoover, who had been standing there looking so sour, and the Chief Justice. As soon as he had shaken hands with the president, Mr. Hoover turned and left the platform. He came right over toward the direction where Henry Wallace and I were sitting, which was way over on the east side of the platform, beyond the shelter that had been built. Sitting beside me in that section was Ogden Mills and one or two others. They hopped up and when Mr. Hoover came by, they joined him and all went out together.

I remember a curiosity about Mr. Hoover. I heard Mr. Roosevelt begin his speech, but instead of following it very carefully I took a few steps to the east so I could look over the rail. I don't know why, but I said to myself, “This must be an awful day for him, a terrible day for Mr. Hoover.” The ceremonious acceptance of defeat and the ceremonious withdrawal from the scene of your past responsibilities must be very painful. He got into the car, in which Mrs. Hoover was already seated. The members of the Cabinet who had gone out with him - not all of them, but just two or three - all shook him warmly by the hand. They got into other cars and all drove off to the railroad station. We settled down to listen to the speech.