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255 CONFIDENTIAL Press Conference #108, Executive Offices of the White House, March 23, 1934, 4.08 P. Me or How is it, Mr. President? Feeling rather weary these days (referring to the hoped for Florida trip)? THE PRESIDENT: You are. (Laughter) of I am afraid it is going to be bad weather for a long while. THE PRESIDENT: So they say. (Laughter) MR. DONALDSON: All in. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I do not think I know anything at all except about the weather. It makes Florida look more attractive but not necessarily any closer. Q Say not 80. Q Steve (Mr. Early) asked us not to ask you that question. THE PRESIDENT: If I can only get away with the challenge that Arthur Krock gave me this morning. I could not leave unless I batted a thousand per cent four times to the bat before Tuesday. He 10 about right, as a matter of fact, just about. Eddie Roddan is looking awfully sad. of Five hundred is good hitting for anybody. THE PRESIDENT: I have not any late news from the automobile conference. Steve (Mr. Early) told me that the information from you people is so far all right. I just came out of the Cabinet meeting so I have not talked to Johnson (General Hugh Johnson) since noon. of Can you tell us what the General reported at noon? THE PRESIDENT: Nothing since last night because General Johnson had not started to talk with them. of The French, in a note sent to Great Britain and made public today, declared