Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesHolt, 1953 - 344 pages Full-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 79
... Secretary of War . His diary tells of the many informal social gatherings at the White House , which were the principal relaxation of the President . " I joined the President and Secretary Gage in singing Methodist hymns . Senator Hanna ...
... Secretary of War . His diary tells of the many informal social gatherings at the White House , which were the principal relaxation of the President . " I joined the President and Secretary Gage in singing Methodist hymns . Senator Hanna ...
Page 201
... Secretary of the Treasury and a member of the Cabinet , I could not tell other mem- bers of the Cabinet what to do . But , as your assistant secretary or as assistant President or whatever you might call it , I could , if I could sit by ...
... Secretary of the Treasury and a member of the Cabinet , I could not tell other mem- bers of the Cabinet what to do . But , as your assistant secretary or as assistant President or whatever you might call it , I could , if I could sit by ...
Page 286
... Secretary of State Stimson as chairman , and the delegates Senators Joseph T. Robinson and David A. Reed , Ambassador Dawes and Dwight Morrow . Secretary of the Navy Adams was added , and Hugh Gibson was also appointed at the insistence ...
... Secretary of State Stimson as chairman , and the delegates Senators Joseph T. Robinson and David A. Reed , Ambassador Dawes and Dwight Morrow . Secretary of the Navy Adams was added , and Hugh Gibson was also appointed at the insistence ...
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