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To: mass55th

Elihu Root Sr. was Secretary of War under McKinley at the time of the Spanish-American War and later Secretary of State under Teddy Roosevelt, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize.


82 posted on 09/14/2025 8:31:31 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

Yep. Also briefly served as US Attorney for the Southern District of NY for a couple of years in his early career, then served as US Senator from NY for a term after his Cabinet appointments ended.


86 posted on 09/14/2025 9:57:31 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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