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Whether by design or not, King reveals himself in his choice of heroes. Heading his list of the world's great naval commanders is John Jervis, Lord St. Vincent, whom Mahan, in heartfelt admiration, could only call "a man of adamant." In these pages, King is exposed as a man of obsidian, consciously modeling himself on Jervis. He was flattered when friends said he was so tough that he must shave with a blowtorch, and gave him a four-foot crowbar to use as a toothpick...
...with ideas on how to run the Government. In Korea, Major John Eisenhower, the general's son, eagerly waited for the election results, said: "Well, I'm damned. Every now & then something clicks -and evidently this one did." Then he sent a cable home: DEAR FOLKS, MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS. MY THOUGHTS WERE WITH YOU ALL THE TIME. JOHNNY...
...That," he said finally, and in heartfelt tones, "was some welcome...
...more than a nomination I accept today. It is a dedication to the shining promise of tomorrow. As together we face that tomorrow, I beseech the prayers of all our people and the blessing and guidance of Almighty God." It was an adept as well as a heartfelt speech, opening on exactly the right note Eisenhower's campaign as the Republican nominee...
...heartfelt thanks of this hemisphere's exiles . . . for the tragic summary of truth [about] the growing military fascism of which South America is victim...