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...Cordell Hull, 72, had stood his first plane trip well, playing gin rummy on the long hops, even sitting in the co-pilot's seat while the plane made a landing, intent on watching the earth rush...
...reserved as ever, apparently unmoved, he walked straight to the big, black Presidential limousine. Said he: "This is an un anticipated honor, Mr. President." Said Franklin Roosevelt: 'We'll give you the keys to the city." More & more nosegays fell at the feet of old Mr. Hull. Winston Churchill termed him a gallant eagle; Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden called him the father of the Moscow Declarations' security clause. The left-wing U.S. press, which had clubbed him over the head for months, stammered apologies...
Back at work this week, Cordell Hull held a press conference notable for its length (one hour), the size of the audience (70 newsmen), the amount of news...
Some significant Hull post-Moscow conclusions...
...Cordell Hull then went to work on a full-dress resume of the Moscow Conference, to be made in a precedent-breaking speech to Congress...