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 78
... things of life are the simple things ; the real at- tachments are the home attachments . " Thus Dawes had written in his diary after a visit to his old home in Marietta . His house at 1337 K Street , in Washington , was such a home . It ...
... things of life are the simple things ; the real at- tachments are the home attachments . " Thus Dawes had written in his diary after a visit to his old home in Marietta . His house at 1337 K Street , in Washington , was such a home . It ...
Page 93
... things , he will miss the higher ones . He may miss the higher things anyway , but it should not be for lack of courage to attempt them . ” " June 24 : I went over to the White House and told the Presi- dent what I had decided to do ...
... things , he will miss the higher ones . He may miss the higher things anyway , but it should not be for lack of courage to attempt them . ” " June 24 : I went over to the White House and told the Presi- dent what I had decided to do ...
Page 334
... things done , " Dawes would say . And if he were asked for the prescription on how to get things done , he would tell an anecdote : " When Napoleon sent his brother to Italy to command an army , he said to him : ' Hold no councils of ...
... things done , " Dawes would say . And if he were asked for the prescription on how to get things done , he would tell an anecdote : " When Napoleon sent his brother to Italy to command an army , he said to him : ' Hold no councils of ...
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