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Deegan mistook her silence for modesty

Evan kept his focus on Miguel. “You have to show that you’re not corrupt and that you’ll stop at nothing to find those who did this. That you’re tough on the gangs. That you will tolerate no one and no policy that isn’t as tough as you are. You have to be That Guy.”

With abrasive and manic energy, he interrogated his fellow assemblymen, aggressively soaking up everything they knew about how the Assembly operated. “How do you do this in your district and county,” he would ask. “What is this thing and that thing?” Within a short period of time, “he knew more about State politics” than “ninety percent” of the

In January 1942, two memoranda arrived on Holcomb’s desk within a week of each other suggesting the creation of Marine Corps commandos. The first was from his superior, Admiral Ernest J. King, the recently appointed Chief of Naval Operations. As enamored with defense as he was with temperance—“When they get in trouble they send for the

As far as I could tell, there wasn’t a single person prominent in the movement who didn’t have very strong reservations about Donald Trump.

On his own authority, without seeking the approval of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the British war cabinet, or Washington, he had installed a new government in France, saved Paris from destruction, and received the adulation of the French people. By providing de Gaulle the opportunity to occupy the Palais de l’Élysée, he outmaneuvered FDR and the

Eisenhower listened to the advice he received from McCormick and Barnes, but for the most part he relied on his own instincts for rewriting and correcting, and his determination to get the facts right.11

And she knew she was right about the cost of sending wires, that they didn’t want people talking. Thinking was fine; they would bury you with your thoughts. But no collaboration, no groups coordinating together, no exchange of ideas.

“How do you want to be perceived?” I asked Darla. “Do you want to be seen as someone who can be held hostage by the demands—the threats—they are making? Do you want to be seen as indecisive?” “No,” Darla said, flatly. “As a leader, you want to be seen—you need to be seen—as decisive, and willing to make tough choices. The outcome may be uncertain,