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ribbon on it. That sounds funny today, but long, black ribbons on a pince nez were not unusual. Claude Swanson also used a pince nez with a long, black ribbon on it. I think that other Senators had. Certainly it was no unusual sight to me. I knew plenty of people who wore a ribbon on their pince nezmen as well as women. The horn rimmed spectacles were then funny. People were laughed at who wore horn rimmed spectacles. That was supposed to tell off the highbrow. Jokes were made about them, but the pince nez with the long, black ribbon was all right. It added, really, to his appearance of dignity.

I don't recall the content of his remarks, beyond the political situation of the organization of the committees, and how important it was for us to have this person or that and have a good working relationship. I remember the President saying, “Well, I trust you for that, Mr. Hull, because you know these people and the know them all well. I want to get acquainted with them myself.”

Then came Woodin. He was probably the most important person of the movement, because he was dealing with a banking crisis and was right in the midst of it.

Cummings, who might have dealt with the crisis also, had only been selected the day before yesterday practically. He had no preliminary opportunity to even think about the role he was to play. Although appointed, it was understood that he was a temporary fill-in. When the President got to him, I remember that he said that we were very fortunate