Word: reeds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Senate floor Mr. Reed is an impressive figure-steel-grey eyes, well-barbered white hair, one of the few Senators who has reached 65 without being either fat or lean, a voice that can ripple gently or ring magnificently or snarl menacingly. Herewith, one excerpt from Mr. Reed's prose and one from his oratory...
...During the League of Nations debate, Mr. Reed told a fable: "These Senators say that all the nations of the world have become brothers and that therefore we can safely join the League of Nations. Then on the next day they say that all the nations of the world hate one another and that in order to restrain them from fighting one another we must join the League of Nations...
...time in many years had been reached by a minion of the law. Result: he was scheduled to appear next week in federal court, Grand Rapids, to defend a $1,000,000 libel suit brought by famed farm-organizer, Aaron Sapiro, Jew, of Chicago. Inconspicuously, came news that Senator Reed had been retained as Mr. Ford's chief counsel. Ford-Reed-the hyphen would certainly not injure Presidential-Candidate Reed...
...Democrats should nominate and if the nation should elect Mr. Reed as President, there would be few dull moments during his administration. Instead of the unquotable voice of the present White House spokesman, tart epigrams would come bounding out the White House door. "President" Reed would undoubtedly go before Congress in person, equipped with messages which some might call "shocking." Whether Reedability would redound to the good of the country is, of course, a matter of opinion...
...Next day, Senator Reed threatened a filibuster if his resolution was not considered. Said he: "If we do not get this authority, there will be no other business done this session. If the work of the committee is to be aborted, we might as well know...