text:  Now, why do you think that he eventually wanted to see you? Because he felt the hot breath of the reporter getting closer? Well, you know, I've never known the answer. Yes, terrific questions. I've never known the answer to that question. His chief deputy, a guy named Sidney Shapiro, who I became friendly with over the years, told me years later something, well, it's very complimentary to me, but this is the only explanation I ever got.