of his
knowledge.
Whether
his
visitor
was a
cowboy or
a Rough
Rider, a
New York
politician
or a
diplomat,
Roosevelt
knew what
to say.
And how
was it
done? The
answer was
simple.
Whenever
Roosevelt
expected a
visitor,
he sat up
late the
night
before,
reading up
on the
subject in
which he
knew his
guest was
particularly
interested.
For
Roosevelt
knew, as
all
leaders
know, that
the royal
road to a
person’s
heart is
to talk
about the
things he
