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...were some in every class—fast-talking, glad-handing politicos who started campaigning for the Oval Office the minute they entered the Yard. Ignore them, my dad said. The people who will actually succeed in politics are smart enough to keep their ambition quiet. I tried to avoid the presidentials at first. But the longer I spent at Harvard, the more fascinating they became. Most Harvard students are pretty ambitious. But wanting to be president—and letting people know it—that seemed like a whole different level of ambition. Maybe all these presidential kids...
...great deal. Back in the Colonial era when everyone was dignified, a sense of humor in a major public figure was viewed as something along the lines of a congenital defect. George Washington didn’t have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could possibly help. But somewhere along the line, Americans began expecting their Presidents to do more than just govern. They also had to make us laugh. As long as there have been Republican presidents, they’ve been kind of funny. Lincoln...
...there any one-nighter pitfalls to avoid...
...most important cabinet appointment facing Barack Obama as he prepares for his first term in office. The Obama administration will need a Treasury secretary who possesses the creativity, economic acumen, and leadership experience to propose and effect bold and innovative economic policies that will help the U.S. avoid a deep economic recession.Given the urgent need for a candidate with these strengths, it is disappointing that Eliot University Professor Lawrence H. Summers—one of the leading contenders for the Treasury appointment—is now encountering opposition from some quarters. Contrary to an undeserved reputation stemming from misguided impressions...
...party but of generation, from the oldest President in history to the youngest. John F. Kennedy viewed Eisenhower as antique, out of step; he referred to him as "that old a-hole." Eisenhower for his part saw Kennedy as callow and unready; "I will do almost anything to avoid turning my chair and country over to Kennedy," he told his friends during the campaign...