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It is a wonderful privilege to have been here and to have been given the chance to do this work, and I should regard myself as having a small and mean mind if in the event of defeat I felt soured at not having had more instead of being thankful for having had so much. IT IS A WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE TO HAVE BEEN HERE AND TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO DO THIS WORK AND I SHOULD REGARD MYSELF AS HAVING A SMALL AND MEAN MIND IF IN THE EVENT OF DEFEAT I FELT SOURED AT NOT HAVING HAD MORE INSTEAD OF BEING THANKFUL FOR HAVING HAD SO MUCH
has taken more the form of resentment against what they think is my dictation as to details than against me personally. They don't dare to oppose me for the nomination and I suppose it is hardly likely the attempt will be made to stampede the Convention for any one. How the election will turn out no man can tell. Of course I hope to be elected, but I realize to the full how very lucky I have been, not only to be President but to have been able to accomplish so much while President, and whatever may be the outcome, I am not only content but very sincerely thankful for all the good fortune I have had. From Panama down I have been able to accomplish certain things which will be of lasting importance in our history. Incidentally, I don't think that any family has ever enjoyed the White House more than we have. I was thinking about it just this morning when Mother and I took breakfast on the portico and afterwards walked about the lovely grounds and looked at the stately historic old house. LING BUT IT HAS TAKEN MORE THE FORM OF RESENTMENT AGAINST WHAT THEY THINK IS MY DICTATION AS TO DETAILS THAN AGAINST ME PERSONALLY THEY DON'T DARE TO OPPOSE ME FOR THE NOMINATION AND I SUPPOSE IT IS HARDLY LIKELY THE ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO STAMPEDE THE CONVENTION FOR ANY ONE HOW THE ELECTION WILL TURN OUT NO MAN CAN TELL OF COURSE I HOPE TO BE ELECTED BUT I REALIZE TO THE FULL HOW VERY LUCKY I HAVE BEEN NOT ONLY TO BE PRESIDENT BUT TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH WHILE PRESIDENT AND WHATEVER MAY BE THE OUTCOME I AM NOT ONLY CONTENT BUT VERY SINCERELY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE GOOD FORTUNE I HAVE HAD FROM PANAMA DOWN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH CERTAIN THINGS WHICH WILL BE OF LASTING IMPORTANCE IN OUR HISTORY INCIDENTALLY I DON'T THINK THAT ANY FAMILY HAS EVER ENJOYED THE WHITE HOUSE MORE THAN WE HAVE I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT JUST THIS MORNING WHEN MOTHER AND I TOOK BREAKFAST ON THE PORTICO AND AFTERWARDS WALKED ABOUT THE LOVELY GROUNDS AND LOOKED AT THE STATELY HISTORIC OLD HOUSE
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