Advisers to the President say he is often at his best taking questions from the public.
But some Republican advisers said the idea was no longer at the top of their list.
The king's advisers had said the same thing, many times.
The adviser said that neither party could be sure of the answer.
"He was not trying to put something over," said one adviser.
This happens more often than you would think, advisers said.
The 10 advisers said they could not help because both "players" had too little information about the other side.
"These are the people you focus on all the way through," this adviser said.
But many financial advisers say that this is insurance most people don't need.
Perhaps, advisers said, a former elementary school teacher of his would say a few words.