Word: bascomb
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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...first, he had to take advice, but did so with some hesitation. He appointed C. Bascomb Slemp as his Secretary to handle a number of political problems. He leaned on the arms of Secretaries Mellon and Hoover, but, when tax-reduction was proposed, he let Mr. Mellon float it as a trial balloon with tacit consent, before determining how strongly to support...