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present it to him, it'll be complete.”

He said, “Well, I think you probably know that John L. Lewis was the largest single supporter and contributor to the President's campaign.”

I said, “Well, I didn't know, but I'm very glad to hear it,” and I began to think to myself, “What in the name of heaven am I up against now? What's this he's aiming at?”

He said, “I must say that I take it amiss that I have not been sent for. It is now December, and John L. Lewis has not been sent for. I have not seen the President. I have not heard from the President. I have had no word from the President in all these weeks, since the election.”

I said, “Do you think you should? I mean, he's been very busy about other things and he's had to go away for a rest and he has to prepare his message--?”

“If the policies are being outlined in the message, surely John L. Lewis should be consulted.”

I popped my eyes at that, and I said, “Really, Mr. Lewis!”

He said, “In the old days, the Morgans and the Huttons and the Stotesburys were consulted by the President.”

“Well,” I said, “they were not consulted about matters of policy, I'm sure.”

“They were consulted by the President when they were the principal supporters of the President. Now, by that same





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