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...counsel to AAA he was also a thorn in the paw of sturdy George Peek, his boss. Mr. Peek protested to Secretary Wallace. In vain, for Counsel Frank had Felix Frankfurter's approval and the support of Dr. Tugwell. So Mr. Peek, instead of using his legal counselor, hired his own lawyer out of his own pocket. But Thorn Frank was too pointed for his flesh. The time came when Mr. Peek gave Mr. Wallace the choice of accepting his own resignation or Frank's. With the advice of Dr. Tugwell and the consent of the President...
...testimony when?Pop! President Roosevelt called in newshawks, announced that he had appointed Messrs. Baruch, Johnson, Secretaries Hull, Morgenthau, Dern, Wallace, Swanson, Perkins, General Douglas MacArthur, Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt, Rail Coordinator Joseph B. Eastman and Foreign Trade Adviser George N. Peek to take the profit out of war. The announcement knocked the Senatorial inquisitors completely out of the spotlight...
...What this?" thought he. And like the good reporter that he was, he took a peek into the forbidden territory. And there on the practice field was the entire Yale squad busy at work on fundamentals, pass defense, assignments. Thus was conceived the story that Yale hasn't yet forgotten...
...tale went on. At the White House, President Roosevelt was supposed to have suggested that General Johnson go to Europe to study recovery measures. The General rapped back: "You're trying to ease me out like George Peek." Then he stalked angrily back to his office. Frances M. ("Robbie") Robinson, his onetime stenographer but now his ultraloyal assistant and shadow at NRA headquarters, urged him to make a "dramatic exit," for Business would surely rally to him if he did so. So the General dictated a two-and-a-half page letter. By midnight it was done...
Queensway has cost nearly $40,000,000 and taken nine years to build. Curiosity among Britons to see its insides has been phenomenal. They have bought over $35,000 worth of tickets entitling them to preview peeks. This peek-money has gone to hospitals in Liverpool and Birkenhead, famed cities which face each other across the River Mersey and have now been connected by glamorous Queensway...