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It is fairly certain now that early in 1939, if not a little sooner, he made up his mind to seek a third election in the [[United States presidential election, 1940|election of 1940]].  He realized the political difficulties involved in a third nomination so he wanted it to appear as a "draft Roosevelt."  He discussed several candidates with his aids, among the names was Democratic National Committee Chairman [[James Farley]], whom FDR rejected because he was [[Roman Catholic]].  The name of Paul McNutt was being urged. Roosevelt sent him as High Commissioner to the Philippines and jokingly asked: "Is that far enough?"  He was angry that McNutt should even permit his name to be discussed for the presidency. He told Farley: "I consider it bad taste on his part to be letting his name be used when he is still a member of my administration." <ref>''The Roosevelt Myth'', Book 1, Ch. 6, [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Seven___The_Third_Term.htm  ''The Third Term''], John T. Flynn, Fox and Wilkes, 1948.</ref> Historian [[Doris Kearns Goodwin]] in her book ''No Ordinary Time''  explored the decision and concludes FDR probably decided to enter the war at the same time he decided to run again, although he was politically unable to do so until the [[Japanese]] [[attacked Pearl Harbor]] in December 1941.

It is fairly certain now that early in 1939, if not a little sooner, he made up his mind to seek a third election in the [[United States presidential election, 1940|election of 1940]].  He realized the political difficulties involved in a third nomination so he wanted it to appear as a "draft Roosevelt."  He discussed several candidates with his aids, among the names was Democratic National Committee Chairman [[James Farley]], whom FDR rejected because he was [[Roman Catholic]].  The name of Paul McNutt was being urged. Roosevelt sent him as High Commissioner to the Philippines and jokingly asked: "Is that far enough?"  He was angry that McNutt should even permit his name to be discussed for the presidency. He told Farley: "I consider it bad taste on his part to be letting his name be used when he is still a member of my administration." <ref>''The Roosevelt Myth'', Book 1, Ch. 6, [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Seven___The_Third_Term.htm  ''The Third Term''], John T. Flynn, Fox and Wilkes, 1948.</ref> Historian [[Doris Kearns Goodwin]] in her book ''No Ordinary Time''  explored the decision and concludes FDR probably decided to enter the war at the same time he decided to run again, although he was politically unable to do so until the [[Japanese]] [[attacked Pearl Harbor]] in December 1941.

Administrative Assistants to Roosevelt included Soviet agents [[Lauchlin Currie]] and [[David K. Niles]]. Their function was "to get, information and to condense and summarize it for [Roosevelt's] use." <ref>''Roosevelt and Hopkins : An Intimate History'', Robert E. Sherwood, New York Harper and Brothers, 1948, [http://americandeception.com/index.php?action=downloadpdf&photo=/PDFsml_AD/Roosevelt_and_Hopkins-An_Intimate_History-Robert_E_Sherwood-1948-1034pgs-GOV-POL.sml.pdf&id=252&PHPSESSID=03d3557b41f249f71349e6d730cc8498 pg. 226] pdf.</ref>

Administrative Assistants to Roosevelt included [[James Forrestal]], [[Lauchlin Currie]] and [[David K. Niles]]. Their function was "to get, information and to condense and summarize it for [Roosevelt's] use." <ref>''Roosevelt and Hopkins : An Intimate History'', Robert E. Sherwood, New York Harper and Brothers, 1948, [http://americandeception.com/index.php?action=downloadpdf&photo=/PDFsml_AD/Roosevelt_and_Hopkins-An_Intimate_History-Robert_E_Sherwood-1948-1034pgs-GOV-POL.sml.pdf&id=252&PHPSESSID=03d3557b41f249f71349e6d730cc8498 pg. 226] pdf.</ref>  Forrestal later was to jump from a 16th story window of Bethesda Naval Hospital psychiatric ward. <ref>John Loftus and Mark Aarons, ''The Secret War Against the Jews: How Western Espionage Betrayed the Jewish People'', New York : St.Martin's Press, 1994. [http://yamaguchy.netfirms.com/vegyes_/secretwar_06.rtf]</ref> Currie and Niles were to be found working for the [[KGB]].<ref>''Uncovering Stalin's Spies'' Julius W. Friend, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, (2000) Vol. 13 No. 3, pgs. 381 - 384. [http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/UN1VH8U16UMXEFGF.pdf]</ref><ref>[http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00039.cfm ''The Venona Story''], Robert L. Benson, Center for Cryptological History, National Security Agency.  One of the special reports issued in July 1948 (1948 was a presidential election year) gives the earliest translation found mentioning that friends of [[David Niles]], an important advisor to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, "will arrange anything for a bribe." New York KGB to Moscow Venona message 786, 1 June 1944, [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/01_Jun_1944_R3_m1_p1.gif pg. 1], [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/01_Jun_1944_R3_m1_p2.gif pg. 2]).</ref>

=== Commander in Chief ===  

=== Commander in Chief ===