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We listened and it was more and more entrancing. When he got through, Motley sat there with his hat in his hands, bent forward, his hands on his knees with his hat between them, bare-headed, with his little mousy face and bright, sparkling eyes; turning to me with a great sigh, he said, “Well, he's taken the ship of state and he's turned it right around. We're going in the opposite direction.” I never heard Moley say anything like that again or before, but he said it that way and it always stuck in my mind as what he had said on that occasion.

I suppose there was more in the speech that did indicate an opposite direction than I realized at the time. There were many things that I suppose Moley had contributed which had to do with economic policy, although not fully spelled out. He had also strengthened a good many things in it.

That was all over then. The bands played. The flags waved. People cheered. I don't remember whether the sun came out or not. It was an overcast day. It didn't rain, but it was overcast most of the day. Then came the great struggle to get downtown again.

I think we had been asked to lunch at the White House by the President, as Cabinet members, but of that I am quite uncertain. I may so easily have mixed it up with other