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One day last week President Hoover stole the headlines from the Democrats and their pre-convention squabbles in Chicago. Before 9 a. m. a hurried call for news correspondents went out from the White House. At that early hour only a dozen second-string newshawks were rounded up.* They found the President standing behind his office desk, Secretary of State Stimson at his elbow. In a low, clipped voice the President began to read from a paper in his hand. The newsmen flipped out pencils and pads to jot down his words. He stopped reading...
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