ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, hiː bɪɡˈæn tə pɹˈæktɪs lˈɔː wɪð ɐsˈɛmblɪmən lˈɑːkwʊd ænd ˈʌðɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən stˈeɪtsmən hˈɛnɹi stˈɪmsən, hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ sˈɜːvd æz fɹˈæŋklɪn dˈiː. ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlts wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv wˈɔːɹ.
After World War I, he began to practice law with Assemblyman Lockwood and others, including Republican statesman Henry Stimson, who later served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's World War II Secretary of War.