Berlin, March 3, 1938 Dear Mr. President: I have borne in mind your suggestion that when I met Hitler you would like to have me write you a letter about it. This I now set out to do, although the principal impression I carry away is the lack of drama in this exceedingly dramatic figure. The protocol of presentation in Berlin is quite rigid. As I approached the President's House in the first car, followed by the staff in other cars, and accompanied by th eChief of Protocol, a detachment of soldiers bearing the regimental bell standard came to present arms, bugles sounded and the band began to play. I took the salute on the steps of the Palace, and we were then ushered into a large waiting room. As I sat there I remembered the last time |