ABSTRACT
While popular confidence is at bottom the support upon which the chief executive must rely in dealing with Congress, in actual practice the president must use his wits and his skill in handling men if he would make his power effective. One strength of our presidency is its great adaptability. There is as much variety in presidential relations with Congress as there are differences in the men occupying the White House. The newspapers made much of the president's meeting with political leaders over sausages and griddle cakes. On taxation, on economy, and on agricultural policy Congress ran counter to the president's desires. Presidential ingenuity has hit upon numerous other ways of dealing with Congress. The president had become a prime minister. Congressmen of both parties were willing to follow President Roosevelt's lead, and he managed his Congressional relations with great tact. Party control in this Congress must be discussed in terms of presidential leadership.
