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Even the most obvious dark horses had fallen by the wayside in the marathon balloting, when the name of Jacob Meyer, the popular mayor of Minneapolis, emerged out of nowhere: a Jew! Dare we nominate a Jew? Can a Jew be elected? The 40th ballot began. Suddenly. Jacob Meyer received an urgent note asking for an immediate private meeting with the leaders of the American Jewish Human Relations Council. (Three other Jewish organizations were waiting in three other rooms with three different views to express, but he didn't know.) The head of the organization said: "Jacob, we urge...
...Jacob Meyer became the first Jewish President...
...only was a college education available to every youngster; it was compulsory. The summer White House was installed at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Passing out cigars, checking the stakes of the pinochle game in the East Room, keeping the guests' glasses filled with seltzer water -Jacob Meyer was a beloved President...
...Jacob Meyer served two hectic terms with genuine distinction. There was little criticism directed at him. Most everybody was afraid to express criticism for fear of being accused of antiSemitism. Meyer's Administration broke the crust of old traditions and old prejudices. He left office on such a churning tide of democratic sentiment that he was able, miraculously, to pick his successor and have him elected against incredible odds: the first Negro President...
Forbes again demonstrated his excellent taste with two American folk songs arranged by John Jacob Niles and J. Colman and an Irish ballad done by the late Archibald Davidson. Emily Romney sang The Gambler's Wife with a freedom that never became hackneyed...