Word: cabineted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol, in the city of Washington, on the fourth day of March next, at 12 o'clock noon. . . ." With this last Presidential proclamation, Calvin Coolidge summoned the Senate to confirm his successor's Cabinet and other appointments. ¶To the Senate for confirmation as U. S. Radio Commissioners President Coolidge sent the names of Arthur Batcheller of Massachusetts, Cyril N. Jansky Jr. of Minnesota; for associate justices on the U. S. Customs Court of Appeals. Finis James Garrett of Tennessee, Irvine Luther Lenroot of Wisconsin...
...aviation averages. The Pan-American Airways, Inc., Mr. Hoover suggested, should give him a good safe ground job. Mr. Curtiss, a-twinkle, replied that the situation would probably be met, in view of press reports that Mr. Hoover was going to appoint Col. Lindbergh to his sub-cabinet in charge of civil aeronautics. Mr. Hoover promptly changed the subject of conversation...
...What we are aiming to create is a sort of modern and international Corpus Juris Civilis," explained G. W. Wickersham, attorney general of the United States in the cabinet of President Taft, when questioned about the meeting of distinguished lawyers and jurists which opened here yesterday...
...whom the public could have better expected chosen, was evidenced by the fact that Mr. Adams's name was not even mentioned by the press as a possibility, although he was among those who have recently conferred with Mr. Hoover in Miami. It seems plain that the new cabinet will be appointed with less regard for invisible government, and more for personal qualifications...
...very post which the son is now to fill. Thus Mr. Adams, who inherits both love for the sea and alrllity in administration, is more than fitted for his new work. Incidentally he will probably be the only man from New England to be chosen for the cabinet. That his appointment should be as secretary to the navy department is altogether proper, in the light of this section's maritime tradition...