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Jon Meacham • Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Tyler Payne
@wannacry
He and FDR became lifelong friends, and their partnership endured until Roosevelt’s death. The president often used O’Connor to transmit messages he did not wish to entrust to political associates—a confidential conduit he knew he could rely on.
Jean Edward Smith • FDR
Bill O'Connor
@billoconnor
Another casualty of the treaty fracas was Washington’s relationship with James Monroe, who had fought with him at Trenton. “He has in every instance,” Washington then declared, “maintained the reputation of a brave, active, and sensible officer.”23 In appointing Monroe as minister to France in 1794, Washington aimed to reduce tensions between
... See moreRon Chernow • Washington
When the Senate moved too slowly for Roosevelt’s taste in ratifying a treaty with Santo Domingo to forestall European intervention, Roosevelt, as he himself described it, “put the agreement into effect, and I continued its execution for two years before the Senate acted; and I would have continued it until the end of my term, if necessary, without
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
Laking Harris
@harrislaking
Jerry Goar
@jgoar