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...appointment as chancellor of the Charleston diocese began his rapid rise through the ranks...
...together, Hartnett complained that John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy, had abruptly canceled a visit to a naval base in his district. Lehman, it turned out, was peeved that Hartnett had tried to stop him from selling a destroyer, based in Charleston, to Pakistan. "Oh, don't worry," said the President. No sooner had Hartnett returned to his office than the phone rang. Lehman was telephoning from Japan. "I'll be there," promised the Secretary. "Oh, by the way, we'll make sure that destroyer stays in your district." Hartnett was pleased by the favor...
Trying to profile so visible a public figure at first gave Henry pause. But Atlanta Bureau Correspondent B.J. Phillips' reporting soon put his anxiety to rest. Phillips spent time with Turner in a variety of settings, including two days with his family on his plantation retreat south of Charleston, S.C. Says Henry: "She got Turner to tell stories about himself I never saw in print...
...Jeep ride around Hope, his 5,000-acre plantation south of Charleston, S.C., he identifies an indigo bunting and spots a pair of wild turkey hens. "I've got two baby bison, and one of them was born last week," he says happily, "... and baby geese, baby turkeys, plus I have two bears and there's alligators, and we're raising all kinds of ducks. I'm making a garden of Eden. It's amazing how tame things will get when you're not trying to kill them. Countries should act the same...
Hoban, an Irish-born architect who practiced in Charleston, S.C. and planned the South Carolina statehouse, was the winner of the 1792 design competition for the proposed new White House. One of those he triumphed over was Thomas Jefferson, who had submitted his entry anonymously. Hoban's vision of the President's house was influenced by one of the finest examples of the English Palladian style, the famous Dublin mansion of the Duke of Leinster...