Cary T. Grayson Diary

Title

Cary T. Grayson Diary

Creator

Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938

Identifier

WWP16242

Date

1920 April 14

Description

Cary T. Grayson reports on President Woodrow Wilson’s first cabinet meeting held after his stroke.

Source

Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia

Language

English

Text

WEDNESDAY.

The President today held the first Cabinet meeting since his illness. The meeting was held at 10:00 o’clock in the White House Study. The President enjoyed meeting the various members of the Cabinet and talking with them. I suggested beforehand that the meeting last only an hour to prevent him from overtaxing himself, and that I come in at the end of an hour. This would be the signal for the adjournment of the meeting. When I entered the room according to our pre-arranged plan, he shook his head to me, meaning that I should not interrupt them. At the end of an hour and fifteen minutes I again entered the room, with the same result. At 11:30 I returned with Mrs. Wilson, and the President reluctantly adjourned the meeting. The President showed very plainly that the meeting had done him a lot of good. When I asked him if he wanted to give anything to the press about the Cabinet meeting, he said: “No, I do not believe so.” I said: “Won’t some of the Cabinet members give out what transpired?” He replied: “I do not know. I doubt if they will.” He then added: “Lane was the leak of the Cabinet when he was a member.”

Original Format

Diary

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/D06441.pdf

Citation

Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson Diary,” 1920 April 14, WWP16242, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.