The Pittsburgh Press (October 13, 1944)
Roosevelt talks about making more speeches
Washington (UP) –
President Roosevelt told his news conference today that he is talking about plans for additional speeches beyond the Foreign Policy Association address he has scheduled for Oct. 21 in New York.
Asked whether he planned any speeches beyond the Oct. 21 date, the President said it depended on what the questioner meant by plans, but that he was talking about it.
He added that when the decision is made it probably will be announced locally or through the Democratic National Committee rather than in a White House news conference.
Actually, he said, he could not get frightfully interested in the matter.
President informed on Moscow talks
Washington (UP) –
President Roosevelt said today he was being kept abreast of the Moscow talks between Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, but that it was silly to assume that Churchill was dealing with Stalin for both the United States and Britain.
Asked whether there was any prospect of his meeting with Stalin and Churchill this year, Mr. Roosevelt said he did not know. This, he added, was literally true.
He said dispatches on the current Moscow talks caused him to be late for his news conference this morning. It was nearly an hour late in starting.
The President said he had nothing to report on the progress of the talks.