They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
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Good a man as he was, he was not needed in 191 6. He was badly needed in the
rebound election of 1920, in place of Warren Harding as the Republican
nominee; his talents were the precise ones needed by the United States in its
postwar ...
Good a man as he was, he was not needed in 191 6. He was badly needed in the
rebound election of 1920, in place of Warren Harding as the Republican
nominee; his talents were the precise ones needed by the United States in its
postwar ...
第 200 頁
When he needed votes to win an election one of his judges solemnly would
citizenize thirty-five thousand immigrants! His election officials would report the
results in their districts without counting the votes ; upon one occasion he put in
his ...
When he needed votes to win an election one of his judges solemnly would
citizenize thirty-five thousand immigrants! His election officials would report the
results in their districts without counting the votes ; upon one occasion he put in
his ...
第 202 頁
now refuse to serve, when he was the best man available for that particular job at
that particular moment and the people needed him? Having decided, in his slow-
moving, cautious, secretive way, that he must become the next governor, ...
now refuse to serve, when he was the best man available for that particular job at
that particular moment and the people needed him? Having decided, in his slow-
moving, cautious, secretive way, that he must become the next governor, ...
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用戶評語 - Chris_El - LibraryThingVery interesting looking at the other people that ran for the highest office in America. It is also interesting thinking about what would have been different had they won. We would live in a very different country today had some of the races gone the other way. 閱讀評論全文
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用戶評語 - ElijahBailey - LibraryThingProbably my favorite history, despite bias correctly noted by antiquary. Of note: The 1966 edition contains perspective on presidents since the original publication. While these are very limited ... 閱讀評論全文
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