Stimson lived in a small white building on the west side of the nursing home, just a few steps from where John's family lived. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After dinner, John went to visit Stimson alone.

As soon as they met, Stimson smiled and said, "I guessed you would come to me." You, like your father when he was younger, can't hold things on your mind and can't sleep until you think things through. ”

John smiled embarrassedly, his personality in his previous life was not like this. John was a typical science man in his last life, focusing only on his own small world, and often "turned a blind eye" to other things, let alone thought about it. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to sell the company behind his back.

After crossing over, he began to like to think about things, and the more he couldn't figure it out, the more entangled he became. Could it really be that it was influenced by the original owner of this body?

"Tell me, what's something you haven't figured out?" Stimson brought John a glass of wine and asked him to sit down and talk.

"Why me? I mean, I don't have any experience with that, and I'm not very sensitive to political matters. John expressed his biggest doubt.

Stimson smiled, "Trust me, John. We're not going to pick you just by chance. You have the potential for that, and you've been doing really well in the last two years. Whether it's the food bill or the New York disaster relief, it proves that you have the ability to deal with the media. Don't learn from your father, he's a smart man, but he's just too forward-looking, and he likes to hide behind everything. ”

John didn't see anything wrong with his father's approach, and he liked to be a crocodile hiding underwater if he could. However, Lawrence had also reminded him before that before he had absolute strength, he was more likely to be targeted if he was too timid.

It's cool to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, but it's not fun to accidentally become a pig. When the time is right, you can also buy more time for your own development. Moreover, he is only a spokesman for a non-governmental association, and he can only be regarded as clearly taking sides, and has not entered the core level of the struggle, so he should not attract too much offensive firepower.

"Are you worried that it will be more difficult on William's side?" Stimson was familiar with the Vanderbilt family, and he thought John was worried that William would disagree. "Before I invited you, I spoke to William on the phone. You can rest assured that he is behind us on this issue. But because he has a deep grudge with some people in the White House, it is inconvenient for him to openly cooperate with Roosevelt like we do. ”

John knew that William, while a hard-line Roosevelt oppositionist, was also a staunch defender of the liberal capitalist system. He strongly opposed some of Roosevelt's policies of government intervention in the economy in Roosevelt's New Deal, let alone such extreme policies of the German Nazis.

John decided that the reason why William chose to stay in the conservative coalition and agreed to let him join Stimson's side should be out of political risk. After all, you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

"I'm not too worried about William, I'm more worried about how to deal with Lindbergh." Although Lindbergh has not yet been the spokesman for America First, John is ready to tell Stimson about the situation: "Lindbergh and I have been friends for many years. When I met him in Berlin this time, he said he would be the spokesman for the America First Committee. ”

"We haven't grasped this yet, he told you himself?" It was the first time Stimson had heard the news.

Lindbergh is one of the world's most famous flying heroes. Not only the base of isolationist supporters such as Germans, Catholics, and pacifists in the United States, but also the entire American people. Moreover, the kidnapping and murder of his eldest son before him won the general sympathy of American society. In contrast, John's fame and qualifications are a bit lacking.

"Yes. Actually, I have a more suitable candidate. John pondered for a moment, then suggested to Stimson, "I think Hughes is more suitable for the position of spokesman than I am." ”

In order to avoid confrontation with his big brother Lindbergh, John decisively sold his other big brother, Howard Hughes. However, he did feel that Hughes was more suitable than himself.

First of all, Hughes is no less than Lindbergh's flying hero, both of whom are equal in age, seniority and grades. The recent success of the round-the-world flight record has temporarily surpassed Lindbergh in fame.

So when Hughes faced Lindbergh, there was no psychological pressure at all. Unlike John, in the face of the big brother who taught him to fly a plane by himself, he was naturally half short psychologically. Moreover, the confrontation between two famous flying heroes should be more than what the media is more willing to see.

In addition, Hughes has a natural plus. As a Hollywood movie tycoon, he can be regarded as half of his own people in the media circle. When it comes to dealing with the media, he has an advantage over both John and Lindbergh.

"Hughes is a good candidate, are you sure you can convince him?" Stimson was a little moved.

"I can try, and if President Roosevelt could personally invite him, I don't think it would be a big problem." John knows Hughes well, this big brother is a guy who likes to show his head and enjoys the media chase after him.

And Hughes, although he despised politicians, has even openly refused to accept medals from Congress in history. But he was an admirer of Roosevelt, and last year accepted Roosevelt's invitation to visit the White House.

"In any case, you have to take over the affairs of the committee's press statements. If Hughes is willing to join, we'll make adjustments later. After thinking for a while, Stimson agreed to John's suggestion. But he added: "We have disagreed with your work arrangement before. You can also listen first and talk about your own opinion. ”

"Morgenthau (US Treasury Secretary) wants you to do something in terms of coordinating the military-industrial complex. Your FedEx company is naturally able to intersect with these companies and can help us integrate our military production forces. The Naval Enlargement Act had been passed, and Roosevelt was ready to make Marshall chief of staff the Army and begin to reorganize the Army, which required the cooperation of the military-industrial complex. ”

John probably understood what Stimson was referring to, which was probably the predecessor of the Future Military Production Board (WPB, also known as the War Production Bureau). Historically, WPB was officially established in 1942. Prior to this, Roosevelt had tried many institutions such as the Office of Emergency Management, the Office of Production Management, the Defense Advisory Committee, and the War Resources Allocation Committee to manage military production. John reckoned that Morgenthau wanted him to go to one of these institutions.

Donovan suggested that you do some intelligence work. Now the White House lacks a unified intelligence agency, and the sources of intelligence are chaotic and often contradictory. Roosevelt intended to set up an intelligence coordinating body, and your previous investigative reports proved that you were gifted in intelligence analysis. In particular, we were all impressed by the fact that you were able to analyze the state of France's war preparations with just a few publicly available market information. ”

Good guys, in addition to the Military-Industrial Production Board (WPB), is there also a Strategic Intelligence Service (OSS). Both of these were powerful departments in the future war, and John didn't know when he would become so popular.

"But both of these tasks are difficult and are temporarily closed. In terms of military production, we're going to put James Burns in charge of the defense industry, and we're going to put Donovan in the lead, and you're going to have them go wherever you go. ”

Stimson continued, "So I suggested that you be appointed as the spokesperson of the Fight for Freedom Committee, at least in this position. And dealing with the media more can also increase your visibility and help you in the future. ”

John knew Stimson had a point. The Fight for Freedom Committee, the Military Production Committee, and the Strategic Intelligence Agency, all three of which have their pros and cons, how should John choose?