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    "ocrText": "- 6 -\nH--All right.\nC--These God-damned military men just need some civilian imag-\nination.\nH--All right. Well, now, tell me. Really, I'm gonna keep on\nhis trail and see\nC--Well, weren't you amazed at the helplessness of the guy?\nH--Well, he didn't seem to know what to do about it, did he?\nC--No. Why, you had to pull the names out of the hat for him.\nH--He didn't seem to know much about the guy.\nC--It was a damned unimpressive. (Laughter)\nH--Well, of course\nC--With all the good will in the world. I mean--.\nH--Yeah, the good will's all right. of course, you see, that's\nbureaucracy at work.\nC--If that's what takes to be two stars-- to get to be that,\nboy--\nI'm agin all your God-damned training, see?\nH--Well, you see, that's bureaucracy at work. You saw bureau-\ncracy this afternoon.\nC--How in hell would you and I win elections if we thought as\nfast as that?\nH--Well, we wouldn't win, would we? We wouldn't win. We'd be\non the short end.\nC--You bet your life.\nH--Sure would.\nC--By the way, what did happen to MICHAEL STRAIGHT (Phon.)? Could\nhe tell you? Where is MICHAEL now?\nH--I don't know where he is now, but I got a letter from him\nthanking us.\nC--I know he did, and I did and he was very grateful, but I just\nsimply, as a matter of curiousity, wondered where he was\nnow.\nH--I really don't know where he is now.\nC--I bet you he's down in the B-29 school, down in Roswell.\nH--I wouldn't be a bit surprised. I haven't heard from him.\nC--Well, thanks, and I'm awfully sorry for being such a persistent\nH--Anything that will bring you to my office, I'm glad of.\nbut sometimes, in order to get results for you or for anybody\nelse, one has to be a P.B., a persistent b\nH--That's one reason I love you, Tommy. All right. Goodbye.\nC--Goodbye.\n4:48pm\nCORCORAN to Secretary ICKES, asking if he had a good talk with\nSUMNER (Phon.). Ans: Yes.\n5:02pm\nMrs. BEHAN contacted Mr. ENGELS (Phon.) and told him that he\nshould contact Mr. WILLIAM YAGER (Phon.) at REpublic 3525 when\nhe is ready to leave. (RE 3525 is Mr. CORCORAN'S office)"
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