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Show Putting It Neatly When T. R. was President he had a habit,, very annoying to some members mem-bers of his cabinet, of suddenly phoning phon-ing an Invitation to breakfast There were no gossipings or discussion of matters of state, the object apparently appar-ently simply being to eat breakfast In the Presidential aura, and most officials seized every possible excuse to avoid them. One morning the President called Elihu Root, who hemmed and hawed as he tried to think of a reasonable excuse. "I understand you, Elihu," interrupted inter-rupted Mr. Roosevelt "What ' you mean Is that you'll come If you have no subsequent engagement" |