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Grins

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4. I forgot that story.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 12:43 AM

Jun 2020

It was in Edmond Morris’ book “Theodore Rex”* about Teddy.

Teddy was probably the first president since Lincoln (?) to have a black in the White House. But the shit hit the fan in DC after he dined with Booker T. Washington. A meeting was one thing. Dinner? All hell broke loose from southern politicians and press.

Probably should read up on that again.

* Highly recommend. The opening chapter about the country’s rising anarchy still holds true today, a big, big, and looming threat and Teddy knew it.

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