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CORDELL HULL, by Julius W. Pratt. Though he was F.D.R.'s Secretary of State for nearly twelve years, Hull learned curiously little about either statesmanship or psychology. Pratt's is a straightforward biography that shies away from judgments...
...forward than in most twelves. And for a jib, she will carry a huge new cross-cut genoa that is supposed to hold its shape better than old jibs. Eagle's 36-man syndicate is headed by Pierre du Pont and New York Yacht Club Commodore H. Irving Pratt and includes the recently divorced Mrs. Briggs Cunningham who donated the same silver dollar to place under Eagle's mast that rode under Columbia's when Cunningham captained it in the 1958 defense. Eagle's skipper: William S. Cox, 51, an international champion in small boats, whose...
CORDELL HULL by Juilus W. Pratt. 2 volumes, 840 pages. Cooper Square...
...diplomatic historian for 40 years, Julius Pratt has taken a close look at the Hull record. He plowed through the Hull papers in the Library of Congress, the unpublished papers of some of Hull's State Department colleagues. Pratt has written a spare, straightforward narrative that steers shy of judgments. But he does lead a reader to the inescapable conclusion that Hull-an amalgam of idealism, caution, and at times heroic stubbornness-was not up to the job of Secretary of State, even though he held it for nearly twelve years, longer than anyone else...
Next year's vice-president will be Deming Pratt '65, of Wolbach Hall and Locust Valley...