The radio said it would clear by the afternoon

The President:

How did you get to be a translator, Buck? You don't seem the academic type. Buck:
[nervously]
I guess I have a talent for languages, sir. I hear a language once I pick it right up. I don't even know how. They found out about it in the Army. The President:
You sound sorry they did. Buck:
No, sir. It's a very interesting job. [pauses] Buck:
That is, most of the time. The President:
Well, you did a good job today, Buck. Buck:
Thank you, sir. All I did was repeat what he said. The President:
You didn't freeze up. Another man might have. Buck:
You're the one who didn't, sir. The President:
I wonder what it's like outside? Looked like rain before. Buck:
The radio said it would clear by the afternoon