Word: earls
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...denied indignantly that Room 808 was a "smoke-filled room." Said he: "The only thing in there was this cigar and it wasn't lit." Shortly after 4, the meeting broke up. Dewey called the man who had been his personal choice all along-California's Governor Earl Warren...
When the phone rang, big Earl Warren was asleep. He got up, dressed and hustled over to Room 808. For an hour and a half, he conferred with Dewey over the position he had refused in 1944. He laid down a condition: the job must have more responsibilities than simply presiding over the Senate; it must have authority. As the father of five, he was concerned about income. As governor of California, he gets the equivalent of $50,000 a year, including a free residence, cars and plane. As Vice President, his salary would be only $20,000-with...
...going to be a quiet performance this morning. Those kids of mine are going to be surprised." At the entrance to the hall, his three young daughters excitedly flung themselves on him, smeared his long upper lip and cheek with lipstick. He rushed on to the rostrum. Said Earl Warren: "I know what it feels like to get hit by a streetcar...
Grey-suited Earl Warren, his wife Nina and their three daughters arrived. Tom Dewey pointed to chairs, said: "Earl, sit there . . . Nina, sit there . . . Frances, sit there." As he sat down himself, he told photographers: "I hope I never look this awful again. I have dark circles under my eyes, and it is the first time in my life I have had them...
This week Dewey awaited a visit from Earl Warren to plan campaign strategy. He also hoped to get some rest and look over his herd of 51 Guernseys (he knows each by number). He might also get some milking done. Said he: "You know, I'm just a hired man around here...