Word: byrneses
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Jimmy Byrnes had stayed in Washington an extra day to attend the quiet ceremony. At Fred Vinson's request there were no pictures. When it was over, Byrnes shook hands with his successor, walked wearily out of the White House to go back to the practice of law in...
For small, shrewd Jimmy Byrnes, ex-Supreme Court Justice, ex-U.S. Senator, ex-Economic Stabilizer, it was the end of a tough, heart-breaking job. At 66, he had been at his desk seven days a week, had flown to Europe on a mission for Franklin Roosevelt last fall...
Dear Jimmy. Washington knew, too, that while there had been no break between Byrnes and the President, their intimate relationship had sometimes been strained by the peculiarly personal vagaries of White House politics. Last year, Byrnes had been summarily taken out of the race for the Vice-Presidency. There was...
In a traditional "Dear Jimmy" letter, Franklin Roosevelt had regretfully acknowledged his resignation, had said he was not surprised, since Byrnes had long ago indicated that he wanted to leave. But friends of the former Justice thought he had made up his mind suddenly. No one knew last week whether...
The New Boss. Grey, owlish Fred Vinson had rounded out less than a month as the new Federal Loan Administrator when he was called over to step into Byrnes's shoes, and another tough assignment. But the 55-year-old former Kentucky Congressman was well equipped for the hot...