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 83
... months before even the 1900 Presidential ticket would be named , Dawes recorded : " Beveridge announced to me that he was a candidate for the Presidency in 1904 and , whether I would be for him or against him , he proposed to make me ...
... months before even the 1900 Presidential ticket would be named , Dawes recorded : " Beveridge announced to me that he was a candidate for the Presidency in 1904 and , whether I would be for him or against him , he proposed to make me ...
Page 135
... months later , on October 22 , 1907. The Knickerbocker Trust Company of New York failed . The Knickerbocker was the city's " society bank , " its clientele the most fashionable in town . It had been involved in the efforts of F ...
... months later , on October 22 , 1907. The Knickerbocker Trust Company of New York failed . The Knickerbocker was the city's " society bank , " its clientele the most fashionable in town . It had been involved in the efforts of F ...
Page 209
... months . " As I proceed , " Dawes said , " I am surer of my position that , as one who must be used to upset the status quo , I am not the logical man to continue the operation of the Budget Bureau after it is organized , and after the ...
... months . " As I proceed , " Dawes said , " I am surer of my position that , as one who must be used to upset the status quo , I am not the logical man to continue the operation of the Budget Bureau after it is organized , and after the ...
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