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never report to the Governor, or anybody in his entourage, what they were doing or why. It wasn't proper and wasn't polite.

I had definitely the idea that the states were sovereign and that the federal government coming into the states should come by invitation. While I didn't wait for an invitation from the Governor, I always called upon him, paid my respects, described to him what we were doing, why we were there, introduced the people we were leaving behind as agents or as representatives. If there was a state labor commissioner, I certainly always called on him, or invited him to meet me for lunch - showing him some special courtesy. I always did that.

If I went to a small town because there was an interesting factory or industrial situation there, but where the Governor wasn't present, as a matter of sound practice I would ask Jim Farley, or whoever was chairman of the Democratic party, who would be a good person to see there. That was always good. It put you in touch with the political leaders. It made them feel right and well-disposed to the federal government, keeping them loyal to Jim, the President, and everyone else. That was just a matter of policy. And it was good for me. It gave me a friend out there in that state, or at least a potential friend.