Word: hugheses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The concierge closed the door on the unfortunate reporters. So thankless was the task of the omnipresent press when it bore the news to Mr. Hughes that his resignation as Secretary of State had been accepted; to Mr. Kellogg that he had been named to succeed to that post!
But the press was taken at a disadvantage by the suddenness of the event. Without warning, one afternoon, a statement and two letters had been given out at the White House. The statement had said simply that Secretary Hughes had tendered his resignation to take effect Mar. 4, and that...
No premonitory earth tremors preceded the shock; politicians, the press, the public were equally surprised. It was known that Mr. Hughes desired to retire to repair his private fortunes, which had suffered from long public service. A lucrative law practice in Manhattan has awaited him, even sought him out. He...
Even more surprising than Mr. Hughes' retirement was the naming of Frank B. Kellogg, as his successor. Like Mr. Hughes, who rose to prominence as an investigator of gas and insurance companies in Manhattan, Mr. Kellogg attained his reputation by prosecution for the Government of the Western Paper Trust...
It was as a member of the Senate that Mr. Kellogg became known to Vice President Coolidge. It was as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Mr. Kellogg was acquainted with Secretary Hughes. In December, 1923, after Ambassador Harvey retired, Mr. Kellogg became Ambassador to Great Britain...