The two busiest times of a President's year are the week Congress convenes and the week it adjourns. Last week Franklin Roosevelt had three messages to Congress to prepare. On the evening of the official Cabinet dinner at the White House—after midnight when the guests had departed— his wife and his secretaries joined him in his study to hear the final rehearsal of his message on the State of the Union (see col. 3).
The President held a special cramming session for newshawks to instruct them in the intricacies of his budget message...
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