Ever since they began rushing their memoirs into print, Franklin D. Roosevelt's political intimates have shared one fascinating conviction. They quite obviously feel that few of their colleagues were cut out for the administration of public affairs. They have also intimated that their own contributions to history are not to be underestimated.
Last week, ex-Interior Secretary Harold Ickes followed this pattern as he began describing "My Twelve Years with F.D.R." in the Saturday Evening Post. He took a wallop at Harry Hopkins' WPA: "[Harry] was not priming the pump; he was just turning on the fireplug." He indignantly described an...
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