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Stephen Black • 1 card
Though George was poorly equipped for such a post, lacking military experience, he vigorously pursued the position of adjutant general left vacant by his brother’s death. Inspired by Lawrence’s example, he decided to swap a surveyor’s life for that of a soldier.
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
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Abhijit Pradhan • 5 cards
He began to make it his business, when Johnson came to call on the Governor to solicit his advice on an NYA program, to spend quite a bit of time with Johnson, to be friendly with him, to let Johnson know he could, whenever he might need help, call upon Clark for it. He did so, he recalls—and Ed Clark can always recall exactly why he did things—bec
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Lyndon was the guy to see if you wanted to get a bill off the Calendar, Lyndon was the guy to see if you were having trouble getting it passed in the House, Lyndon was the guy to see for campaign funds. There wasn’t anything Lyndon was using these facts for as yet. But in ways not yet visible, power was starting to accumulate around him—ready to be
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
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