After several months had passed, I began to realize the 1932 Democratic ‘platform’ prepared for the voters was merely something... to forget after the ballots had been counted. Instead of... implementing the platform.. out popped a so-called ‘Brain Trust.’ This was a small group of men.. who advanced some political ideas of the advisors, (who were) some CFR leaders, a few bankers and other internationalists, to the administration for legislative action.