, ▁“ I ’ ll ▁give ▁them ▁something ▁to ▁think ▁about .” ▁ ▁“ Rep lying , ▁Mag r uder ▁said ▁the ▁latter ▁quot ation ▁was ▁correct , ▁but ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁certain ▁of ▁the ▁figures . ▁He ▁added , ▁however , ▁that ▁his ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁convey ▁that ▁the ▁n avy ▁‘ is ▁sp ending ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁more ▁money ▁than ▁is ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁and ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁n avy .’ ” ▁ ▁C ool idge ▁decl ines ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October , ▁Secretary ▁Wil bur ▁announced ▁at ▁his ▁daily ▁press ▁conference ▁that ▁after ▁a ▁conference ▁with ▁the ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁President ▁C ool idge ▁denied ▁Admir al ▁Mag r uder ’ s ▁request ▁for ▁a ▁personal ▁interview ▁and ▁rev ocation ▁of ▁the ▁recall ▁order . ▁Wil bur ’ s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁M ansion ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁express ▁purpose ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁Mag r uder ’ s ▁letter ▁seeking ▁the ▁interview . ▁ ▁The ▁Secretary ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁Mag r uder ’ s ▁rank ▁had ▁gone ▁over ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁n avy ▁secretary ▁in ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁President . ▁ ▁Out come ▁Mag r uder ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁“ wait ing ▁orders .” ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁duty ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁adm iral ’ s