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Record 2 Page l Say I swear that in order to make clear the relationship of our in San Francisco that he did not go as a member of this delegation but and subsequently The second time that I saw the President was the day took the is President. mut with oath of office I was sent for at that time to come over to the member(of who were markin g on a slalement the White House staff for the new Presidant to make to the American proble. When the stroft was seady he joined ws in the Eabinat Room, went over it and latked freely and movingly of the quat responsibility which had come to him. 9 made some notes as he spoke and then suggested that we reduuth the statemal. This he did The redraft much w th his approval. This was the first of many such ax ferinus in the Eight years which followed. The Presial cut played eleminating fart in the perferation this stuches and ( major stutements so that when They were delivered which they expused what he wished to any in the way in and he wished to say it. He wanted & used helf advice but it was he who dacided.