It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.

My reading of this president is he seems to go with his judgment and the judgment of his team and then builds as much support as possible,

Unavoidable circumstances prevent me from giving you ample written instructions. Such however as may be deemed necessary will be prepared and sent to you at the City of Washington in a very few days.

Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information.

You don't need to like your protagonists.

Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.