At the same time that John entered Marshall's office, in the small dining room on the first floor of the White House, the Roosevelts were having lunch with their second son, Jamie (James Roosevelt Jr.), who had just returned from Los Angeles.

As the eldest son in the family and the second child of Franklin and Eleanor, Jamie inherited his father's charisma, energy, and eloquence. In his early 20s, he joined Roosevelt's staff, served as the head of the Democratic Massachusetts campaign in the 1932 election, and even became a popular candidate for presidential secretary.

But as a child of the "president's" family, Jamie will inevitably be "looked at differently" by the public and the media, and all kinds of criticism will make his political path not smooth. Especially when he accompanied President Roosevelt to the Conference of the Americas in South America as an assistant to the president and lieutenant commander of the Navy (less than 30 years old at the time), the negative perception of him reached its peak. Time Magazine even openly caricatured him as the second president of the United States.

Under the pressure of public opinion, Jamie finally had to temporarily leave politics and change careers to sell insurance. But soon, the news came that he had made $1 million in less than a year in business, making this Roosevelt family's star of hope once again the focus of public opinion. In the end, Jamie had no choice but to leave the insurance industry again and live in a small studio in Los Angeles called Gdwayne Film Company, playing Westerns to pass the time.

Of course, President Roosevelt could not have allowed his eldest son to continue to stumble like this. This meeting with Churchill provided Jamie with an opportunity to return to the political arena. Roosevelt intended to have him accompany him to the meeting to test the reaction. Out of an abundance of caution, Jamie did not give any official status this time. Externally, he only took care of his father in place of Eleanor, who had recently become "unwell".

"Is it all over in Los Angeles?" Roosevelt asked, eating a beef pie made by Mrs. Nesbitt (the housekeeper of the White House).

"Don't worry, Dad, it's all taken care of, and there will be no hidden dangers." Jamie chose to go to Hollywood with a strategy of "hiding in the city". Putting yourself in the Hollywood spotlight allows you to avoid being forgotten by the public on the one hand, and on the other hand, to keep your every move open and transparent, so that everyone can rest assured that there is no need to speculate unwarrantedly. Since he didn't plan to stay in the film industry for a long time at the beginning of the fight, of course, all the retreat plans were prepared a long time ago, and there would be no handles.

"That's good. Last week, Secretary Stark told me that he wanted you to return to the Navy, but I agreed. We'll have to wait, it's a little too early. "The Roosevelt family had a number of high-ranking Admiralty officials (Roosevelt himself served as Assistant Secretary of the Admiralty), and the Navy was their basic base in the military world. As a member of the Roosevelt family, it was almost natural for Jamie to enter the Navy during wartime. But the "Lieutenant Colonel Doll" incident, which had caused a lot of uproar before, made Roosevelt particularly cautious in this matter.

"I understand, Dad. However, Elliot (Roosevelt's second son) should have received a medical examination notice, so he can go first. "When it comes to political experience, Jamie is far ahead of his peers and understands what his father is concerned about. He quickly came up with a solution and asked his younger brother Elliot to explore the way first. Anyway, if there is a war in the future, none of the four brothers will be able to escape, and they will all have to go to the battlefield.

"Don't mention it. That bastard ran to sign up for the Army Air Corps on his own! People who are all thirty years old are not worrying at all. At the mention of his other three sons, Roosevelt was dissatisfied.

The second son, Eliot, was a freak of the Roosevelt family, didn't even go to college, and always stabbed his father on the radio (Eliot was a radio presenter, and Roosevelt was recently attacked by political enemies for speaking for the German Fokker aircraft manufacturer on the show). The third son, Franklin Jr., was a playboy, and his union with the little princess of the Dupont family made Roosevelt suffer a big loss in the game with the big conglomerates. As for the youngest son, John, although he has just graduated from college, he is also a restless master. When he traveled to Europe a few years ago, he actually beat the mayor of Nice (France).

But Eleanor, who was on the side, was not happy when she heard this. "What's so bad about going to the Army Air Corps. Elliot has been interested in flying since he was a child (Elliot, along with John and Hughes, are all members of the same flying club, and they are also a well-known flying expert in the circle), and you don't know it. If you let him be the captain of a torpedo boat, you might as well let him do what he is good at. ”

Historically, Eliot has done a great job in the Army Air Corps, receiving the U.S. Air Force Medal, the Legion of Honor, the Air Force Honorary Cross Oak Medal, and the French Legion of Honor and Charles de Gaulle Palm. After four years of service, he was promoted from captain to brigadier general and became commander of the British Air Force.

Interestingly, the outside world also seems to be particularly tolerant of the simple-minded, outspoken, "not at all like a Roosevelt" Elliot (in a way, Elliot is a tech nerd). Even if this "stupid boy of a great family" makes a mistake or makes some jokes, he usually doesn't dig into it. After the war, Eliot worked as an editor of Flight magazine, published several books about his father, and was elected mayor of Miami in the '60s, arguably the most comfortable of Roosevelt's sons.

"If he signs up alone, I won't say anything. The kid encouraged a dozen people to sign up with him, all of whom were members of their flying club. Roosevelt continued: "Now even Marshall can't stand it, and several of them have come directly to me!" ”

"The children of those families are not young anymore, how can we be blamed for this Elliot." Eleanor is still very protective of her calves, "Besides, it's not like no one has joined the army before their club." Didn't that John of the Vanderbilt family enlist in the army a long time ago. ”

Jamie, of course, knew who Elliot and the members of their flying club were. None of the families behind these people are easy to mess with. But at this point, he could only hurriedly start a round: "It's a good thing that Elliot can take the initiative to sign up for the army at this time." I'll talk to him and ask him to pay more attention. There's the thing about Uncle Quentin (Roosevelt Sr.'s youngest son, Quentin Roosevelt, who was a fighter pilot in World War I and was shot down in battle and died), he should know what is serious. ”

Roosevelt snorted coldly: "If he had half the ability of that kid from the Vanderbilt family, I would still have to worry about this." ”

Jamie is only 2 years younger than John, and the two are seniors in the same high school. Although he was not as familiar with John as his two younger brothers (Eliot and Franklin Jr.), he had known John for many years. Hearing his father mention John, he also sighed a little: "John has been really good in recent years. That's business, tsk, old Colinius is alive, and that's it. ”

Jamie knew in his heart that he had also called for wind and rain in the insurance industry back then, but it was all borrowed from his father. His little skill is far from John's, and there is almost no comparison.

"He's not just a businessman. If you go into politics in the future, it is almost certain, and it is also a good hand. At least it's much better than you. Here in Roosevelt, John became the legendary "child of someone else." ”

Jamie didn't speak, but he was inevitably a little unconvinced. He has been with Roosevelt since he was a child, how can he not compare to a John who has no political experience.

"Don't believe it. He will also attend this Newfoundland conference and serve as my personal military adviser. You'll know when the time comes. Roosevelt, of course, knew what his son was thinking. In his opinion, having John, a peer as a whetstone, as his son, is also a good thing for Jamie's growth.