Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and Other Political AdventuresA behind-the-scenes look at people who make presidents talk. |
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... asked his dark- haired friend , ' What would you like to be if you could be anything in the world ? ' The boy answered , ' President of the United States , ' and then asked his companion , ' What would like to be if you could be ...
... asked his dark- haired friend , ' What would you like to be if you could be anything in the world ? ' The boy answered , ' President of the United States , ' and then asked his companion , ' What would like to be if you could be ...
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... asked . " Myself . " Eisenhower was modest , but not falsely modest ! Two others on his all - time list made it for restraint of ego . One , of course , was George Marshal , his greatest hero . The other was a sur- prise British General ...
... asked . " Myself . " Eisenhower was modest , but not falsely modest ! Two others on his all - time list made it for restraint of ego . One , of course , was George Marshal , his greatest hero . The other was a sur- prise British General ...
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... asked about my mother . I asked him about his finan- cial holdings . He rattled off the latest stock market quotations of his many securities . And then , as I began to inquire about his savings accounts , he interrupted . “ Mr. Humes ...
... asked about my mother . I asked him about his finan- cial holdings . He rattled off the latest stock market quotations of his many securities . And then , as I began to inquire about his savings accounts , he interrupted . “ Mr. Humes ...
Contents
One White House Wordsmith | 1 |
Two Political Child | 15 |
Three Churchill Acolyte | 23 |
Copyright | |
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