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ready by the fifteenth of May, that'll be fine.” And on the fifteenth of May it was mailed to them.
Well, of course, I don't mean to say that was the end of it. There were some editorial changes, and they did some editing--oh, you know, they always do. That's what the publishers are for. They edit a little--they want this put over here, and they think that will be better put somewhere else.
Did they make any significant changes?
No. Not significant changes. There were no changes made except in the order of things and in the developing of one theme a little more.
For instance--now this is very interesting--while Taubman was working here, he said, “This is an awfully good book. This is very interesting. I'm an old hand at reading books, but I found myself really interested in this, although I recognize that it's redundant, as you say it is. But,” he said, “there's so many things you've left out! You don't say anything at all about so many things that I would have supposed you'd know about. Didn't the President ever talk to you about politics?”
“Oh, yes!” I said. “Why, of course. He said this and this and this...”
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