Word: presidental
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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One evening last week a voice in the ether declared: "The microphone for these few moments has been brought to the President's study in the east wing of the White House."
The voice went on, describing: "This room from which I speak was the scene of work and accomplishments of our Presidents for over a century. Into this room first came John Adams, who had taken over the reins of administration of the newly established republic from George Washington. Each President...
¶ Persuaded by President Hoover, Thomas Hildt, partner in an old Baltimore banking house (Alex Brown & Sons), consented to become financial adviser of the Federal Farm Board. His task: organizing a banking division to administer the $500,000,000 farm loan fund. His remuneration: nothing (by request).
¶ Officers of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, busy in an international conference at Indianapolis did not open their mail for three days. When they did, they were excited. There was a letter from President Hoover, in which he regretted too great reliance on the Prohibition law to...
¶ In the place of Lieut. General Edgar Jadwin, retired chief of Army Engineers, the President appointed Brig. Genera! Lytle Brown (see p. 12).