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Theodore Roosevelt the Republican party has never been the same, remember that! He created a great stir in that party. In most administrations there will be two heads to the party. That's what's the matter with this present (1953) Republican administration. They're confused. They've got both streams of thought and they don't know it.

Getting back to 1933, on Monday this bill was introduced. There had been deliberate leaks to build up publicity in favor of this new recovery program of the President's. So the members of Congress had been alerted. At that time the President was having admirable relations with Congress. They were eating out of his hand like nothing at all. The country had been at the bottom and they felt partly responsible for being at the bottom. Their spiritual and political morale was at the lowest possible level as a Congress. They were desperate because nobody could think of anything to do. Then Franklin Roosevelt came in and he seemed like the great white hope. They were delighted with him and his leadership and prepared to do anything he wanted. It was spectacular, as I look back at it now, although at the time it seemed perfectly natural to me that that should be the case.

The way had also been prepared. The President had a good organized relationship with Congress. He explained it to Jack Garner and Garner was prepared to help him on the