Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-11
CABINET OF
THE PRESIDENT
A GOOD ONE
Composed Of Reporters Who
Hold Weekly Sessions at
White House; Chief Execu-
tive Likes to Know What's
Going on.

Warrington. March it.--rresident
Taft has another cabinet, known az
the Fourth Estate cabinet" made
up Of newspaper men and correspond
ents who Cover the white house.
The cabinet meets every Tuesday aft
ernoon. The newspaper men take
tfeir places around a spacious table
and the president pTesides.
There Is standing invitation 20
all Washington correspondents TO at
tend the Tuesday meetings for the
"FOurth Estate cabinet" Is not a
closed corporation. and the white
house latch-strlng Ia always hanging
out for the correspondents
President Roosevelt had a cabinet
Of newspaper men dHbbed in those
allSa- uN6 ',t<italsen oalhinat.' rlaia Naa
a closed corporation, and only the
newspaper men who wrote r1vorn5ly
OF Roosevelt and his policies were
admitted. II the correspondents pa
per printed anything that the colonel
did not like the Kitchen cabinet
speedily lost member
President Taft likes to know what
is really gOing on. lie likes hts hour
with the newspaper men and seems
to enjoy the questioning he receives
when the cabinet rs IN session. While
there are only nine places at the
cabinet table. places that are occu-
pied by the regular white house re-
porters. there Is always an overflow
of congressional correspondents who
occupy every available chair in the
room. When the president enters the
cabinet room the member arise
with hearty Good afternoon, air.
President"
The raft smile and the Taft "Giad
10 see you all" e. Instantly on tap.
and as the pres.deat takes his chair
az the head OF tho table ne jokingly
exclaims, Gentlemen. be seated.
Instantly question IL fired al the
president. one by one the president
takes up each query and answers II
Ia thoroughly understood that the
president is not 10 be quoted. but the
newspaper men are given first hanu
his Ideas and views. and are tnere-
fore able TO write upon the legislative
situation without fear Of going aAtray
The serious business OF the session
over there Is no abrupt Adjournment
President Taft likes s0mpany hs
beglna % tell interesting experiences
and highly enjoys the stories on pun
lie men that are golng the rounds
Not only do the white house re.
purters have their weekly scheduled
session with the president but dails
they are accorded an interview viii
Charles b. Hilles. the presidents sec
Rotary. This daily session - hello OF
schedule time, and no ensagoment o.
. press OF work Is Considered q nina
rance by the secretary, who receives
the reporters and talks over the new
developments Of The day.
President Taft Is a hard master =
serve. especially when Il comes y
, being the bearer of news concernln'
him or his admnistrtation. He diH
likes rersanal notoriety Theret'r'
acuaturs iAlle Docs pis panda fAi y
, tryinR 10 Keen reporters in a gpo'
, frame OF mind and not giving out to'
much personal matter that VIII p
+. considered offensive by the president
Secretary Hilles not only furnianT
Information, but outsiders the news
? paper men his best advisers on IN
/ news outside Of the white house. ~
, declares omphatlcally that the news
, papor men have The best light on IN
!. politscai and legislative situation, AM
4 therefore he receives more Informs
r don daily Than ne impnris.
Any washington newspaper ma
4 win say without reserve that fresl
1 dent Taft IL the hnrdcst man 10 pun
- Ia life from whlch 90 get pefsonn
X matter. II rs considered one OF ~
/. drawbacks by his friends, who nav
+ aotn the signal Of success in poiitieu
q ufe 81 men who are good pres
Il agents for themselves. but IVY % the
q viii President TAFT refuses 20 'pooHl
Il Tor himself by Hpoctatcular perform
4 ancos or utioranqes and what M
n friends consider Just a. had, VIII n'
h uermit them 40 "bo0st" him eithe
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