Word: somes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"I was at the White House ceremony this early afternoon and the luncheon. The ceremony was particularly impressive. ... I look upon it as a great historical event. I was delighted to see Mr. Hoover again?I am referring now to the President. . . .* I was especially glad to see Mr. Kellogg...
At 4 p.m. some 60 newsmen were ushered into his hotel room. He had sent for them. In a well-fitting cutaway, Citizen Coolidge rose from an armchair placed behind a table, shook out his trouser legs, laid down his cigar holder, smiled. Then, without promptings or interruptions, he proceeded...
"It is a pleasure to come back to W ashington ... but it is a great relief not to have to assume the duties of an office. . . . I suppose you are interested in what I have been doing while I have been away. . . . I have done a little writing that'you...
"I sometimes wish all the newspaper men I come in contact with were as well trained ... as the newspaper men in Washington. I still feel I am sufficiently of a public character that I do not like to give exclusive interviews to one newspaper. . . . Sometimes it is hard to be...
* Seven years ago, while he was still founder-president of the since-merged National City Bank of Chicago, Scot Forgan was approached by two young men about to start a new business. They wanted him to buy some of their stock at $25 the share. Looking down his straight strong...