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 271
... four bills and four resolutions were passed by the Senate . The session began at 11 A.M. and ended at 7:30 P.M. " Almost all were passed after 4 P.M. , when the calendar was taken up , and within a period of three and a half hours . A ...
... four bills and four resolutions were passed by the Senate . The session began at 11 A.M. and ended at 7:30 P.M. " Almost all were passed after 4 P.M. , when the calendar was taken up , and within a period of three and a half hours . A ...
Page 287
... four - language talkfest with days wasted on jabber and transla- tion of jabber . " And in his diary he added : " I ... four other nations , had announced that there would be four public functions . " The four public functions arranged ...
... four - language talkfest with days wasted on jabber and transla- tion of jabber . " And in his diary he added : " I ... four other nations , had announced that there would be four public functions . " The four public functions arranged ...
Page 319
... four thousand loans to banks in four months , and his eye was practiced . Then he took off his coat , sat down at a desk , and began to examine bank records . An hour or so later , he telephoned President Hoover . " I have made a ...
... four thousand loans to banks in four months , and his eye was practiced . Then he took off his coat , sat down at a desk , and began to examine bank records . An hour or so later , he telephoned President Hoover . " I have made a ...
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