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except that when I saw him campaigning boldly, bravely and courageously, I realized that it was really awful hard work for a man in his condition. I had increased admiration for him for doing it and for making such a good campaign. He turned out to be such a perfectly good sport. He never asked for quarter. He never complained of being tired. He never said, “I can't do this. That's too much.” Never! He just went right on with a smile on his face, even though you knew what a dreadful time he had getting to the stage on a particular time at a particular hall.

He really did enjoy campaigning once he get up on his feet. I suppose the same thing happened to him as happens to me. I dread the thought of making a public speech, but once I get going I have a good time. It's because the excitement of it stimulates my adrenal glands. I secrete more adrenalin into the system from the sheer excitement. That gives you a sense of euphoria, so you're all right. You make a good speech and after it's over, you say, “How in the world did I do that?” I think Roosevelt's temperament was like that. I think the excitement had a very quick reaction on the adrenal glands. No matter how tired he was, once he began to speak, he saw the audience and everything came up fine inside of him. He felt well and did well. That was just temperament.