 Complete the following phrase:  As he recalled in his autobiography, As I Saw It, Rusk did not have a good relationship with President Kennedy. The president was often irritated by Rusks reticence in advisory sessions and felt that the State Department was like a bowl of jelly and that it never comes up with any new ideas. In 1963, Newsweek ran a cover story on the National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy under title Cool Head for the Cold War. The author of the story wrote Rusk was not known for his force and decisiveness and asserted that Bundy was the real Secretary of State. Special counsel to the president Ted Sorensen believed that Kennedy, being well versed and practiced in foreign affairs, acted as his own secretary of state. Sorensen also said that the president often expressed impatience with Rusk and felt him under-prepared for emergency meetings and crises. As Rusk recounted in his autobiography, he repeatedly offered his resignation, but it was never accepted. Rumors of Rusks dismissal leading up to the 1964 election abounded prior to President Kennedys trip to Dallas in 1963. Shortly after 