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Washington gossip and political maneuvering in Truman era
Busy Tom Corcoran promotes law partner D. Worth Clark as potential interior secretary replacement for Harold Ickes. Off the record joke from President Truman about presidents and liars. Ed Flynn faces tough race for national committeeman as James Roe pursues his seat. Flynn plans Moscow diplomacy while Cordell Hull supporters shift. Sol Bloom tries to pass UNRRA rule during rules committee drama. Brown questions Bloom’s tenure. Capitol chaff notes GIs in India armed, Byrnes taps Galbraith for peacetime Germany, Palestine hearings start January 10, Dunn to help peace treaties, Minnesota governor Olson cited in Japan cargo probe, Moscow accord stirs cabinet, MacArthur praised in Japan, and Korean coal policy disputes impact ships.
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Dome
Washington
Tom Corcoran
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Harold Ickes
Interior
Clark
Truman
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
United States
Bronx
Ed Flynn
FDR
James Roe
Queens County
LaGuardia
Flynn
New York
Moscow
Kremlin
Vatican
Cordell Hall
Sumner Welles
North Green Street
Broadview Street
Wichita, Kans
G.i.s
India
U. S. Army
Byrnes
Ken Galbraith
OPA
Fortune Magazine
Germany
Anglo-American Palestine Commission
Jimmy Dunn
London
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Italy
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
Havenner
California
U. S
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