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Page 72
“ I went to the White House , ” Dawes noted , “ and got the President to go to the basement to sit ten minutes for a sculptor who had waited three months , and over , for the opportunity . The bust is for the Government building at the ...
“ I went to the White House , ” Dawes noted , “ and got the President to go to the basement to sit ten minutes for a sculptor who had waited three months , and over , for the opportunity . The bust is for the Government building at the ...
Page 79
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 was present ...
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 was present ...
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“ September 13 , and Saturday morning : At four o'clock in the morning ( September 13 ) , Caro and I were awakened by the continued ringing of the telephone bell ; and Captain B. F. Montgomery , of the White House , notified me of the ...
“ September 13 , and Saturday morning : At four o'clock in the morning ( September 13 ) , Caro and I were awakened by the continued ringing of the telephone bell ; and Captain B. F. Montgomery , of the White House , notified me of the ...
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| Title | Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes Portrait of an American: Charles G. Dawes, Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Author | Bascom Nolly Timmons |
| Publisher | Holt, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 344 pages |
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