Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... James Madison , in 1816 ; Minister to Eng- land from 1817 to 1825 , under both Monroe and John Quincy Adams ; Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829 , under the latter ; and candidate for Vice - President with John Quincy Adams ...
... James Madison , in 1816 ; Minister to Eng- land from 1817 to 1825 , under both Monroe and John Quincy Adams ; Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829 , under the latter ; and candidate for Vice - President with John Quincy Adams ...
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... James K. Polk and Henry Clay , which resulted in the election of the former to the Presi- dency . In February of 1845 I was the guest of James Buchan- an , then Senator in Congress . Captain Stockton and Mr. Bu- chanan were personal ...
... James K. Polk and Henry Clay , which resulted in the election of the former to the Presi- dency . In February of 1845 I was the guest of James Buchan- an , then Senator in Congress . Captain Stockton and Mr. Bu- chanan were personal ...
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... James Buchanan ; the quaintest , W. L. Marcy ; the most silent , Cave Johnson ; the most genial , John R. Thomson ; the most nervous , George Bancroft ; and the most talkative , the host , Robert Field Stockton . The lat- ter was in ...
... James Buchanan ; the quaintest , W. L. Marcy ; the most silent , Cave Johnson ; the most genial , John R. Thomson ; the most nervous , George Bancroft ; and the most talkative , the host , Robert Field Stockton . The lat- ter was in ...
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... James Buchanan , of Pennsylvania , Secretary of State ; Robert J. Walker , of Missis- sippi , Secretary of the Treasury ; George Bancroft , of Massa- chusetts , Secretary of the Navy ; Postmaster - general , Cave Johnson , of Tennessee ...
... James Buchanan , of Pennsylvania , Secretary of State ; Robert J. Walker , of Missis- sippi , Secretary of the Treasury ; George Bancroft , of Massa- chusetts , Secretary of the Navy ; Postmaster - general , Cave Johnson , of Tennessee ...
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... James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to a somewhat angry controversy between the two Senators and their adherents . I can easily remember how the accusation ...
... James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to a somewhat angry controversy between the two Senators and their adherents . I can easily remember how the accusation ...
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