Why Men Seek the Presidency Despite Its Drawbacks
The piece surveys famous presidents and their ambivalences about the office, noting the allure of power, loneliness, and perpetual scrutiny. It cites quotes from Adams, Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Taft, Kennedy, and others on trials, responsibilities, and the role of faith, ending with Roosevelt and Johnson reflecting on compensation and burden of the presidency.
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John Quincy Adams
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Ward Lamon
Lincoln
George Washington
Martin van Buren
William Howard Taft
Congress
James A. Garfield
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Taft
Wilson
Warren G. Harding
John F. Kennedy
Grover Cleveland
White House
United States
Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Red Cross Sees Flood Aid Need At $15 Million
The American Red Cross projects over 15 million dollars to aid more than 50 000 families affected by Agnes related floods in the Middle Atlantic. 91 emergency shelters remain open in Pennsylvania and New York. Abe Stark, 77 former Brooklyn borough president, dies in West Palm Beach.
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Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Middle Atlantic
George Elsey
Pennsylvania
New York
Agnes
Carolinas
Abe Stark
Brooklyn
West Palm Beach
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Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
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Thomas Jefferson
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Hoover
Lyndon B. Johnson
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