Portrait of an American: Charles G. DawesFull-length, sympathetic biography of the American lawyer and banker. |
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Page 93
He asked me several times if I had fully considered it , and requested that the matter remain between us two until the proper time for announcement . Later in the afternoon I went driving with the President . He asked me if I had fully ...
He asked me several times if I had fully considered it , and requested that the matter remain between us two until the proper time for announcement . Later in the afternoon I went driving with the President . He asked me if I had fully ...
Page 196
“ We asked France for horses . We were told : ' If we take these horses off the farms at harvest time , we will have a revolution . Our argument was that , if we could not put the artillery into the Argonne for our men , the Germans ...
“ We asked France for horses . We were told : ' If we take these horses off the farms at harvest time , we will have a revolution . Our argument was that , if we could not put the artillery into the Argonne for our men , the Germans ...
Page 236
The President rose abruptly , and with considerable impatience said : ' I asked him to say nothing . ' Mrs. Coolidge replied : ' I don't think you need worry about your father . ' When finally I met the newspaper phalanx outdoors ...
The President rose abruptly , and with considerable impatience said : ' I asked him to say nothing . ' Mrs. Coolidge replied : ' I don't think you need worry about your father . ' When finally I met the newspaper phalanx outdoors ...
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