Poets in Government Roles Across American History
Washington reports on poets serving in high offices, from Archibald MacLeish as Librarian of Congress and potential assistant secretary of state to earlier poet-diplomats like John Hay and James Russell Lowell. The piece notes mixed opinions on poets' qualifications and highlights presidents and figures who combined literary and governmental duties.
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Washington
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Uncle Sam
Archibbald Macleish
Librarian of
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Congrese
Macleish
Senator Clark
Clark
Walt Whitman
Interior Department
John Hay
James Russell Ell
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Harvard
Ito
Joel Barlow
Incis Hopkinson
Alchairman
Navy Board
Jefferson
Notable English writers served in government roles in 1901
The passage recalls prominent English figures who held public positions, noting figures such as Morley Bryce Barrie and Parker among a distinguished group in 1901. It highlights writers like Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Addison, Bacon, Sidney, and others who combined literary achievement with public service.
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Claude G. Bowers
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Chaucer
Spenser
Milton
Addison
Macaulay
Francis Bacon
Taeli
Philip Sidney
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John Morley
James Bryce
James Barrie
Gilbert. Parker
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Jane Parker
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