Cordell hull biography of abraham lincoln

  • Cordell Hull, who set one endurance record as secretary of state, has at least come close to setting another.
  • Cordell Hull His character was every bit as roughhewn as those of two other sons of the Appalachian frontier, Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson.
  • Cordell Hull is the least self-seeking man I have ever known.

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    The Memoirs of Cordell Hull

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    The Memoirs of Cordell Hull, inscribed bygd the United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull to the future Prime Minister of Great Britain, Anthony Eden.

    Octavo, [two volumes], xii, 916pp; 1804pp. Bound in maroon and black cloth, title stamped on spine. Volume I is a first printing, volume II is a second printing. Both with toning to spines. Not issued with dust jackets. In the publisher’s slipcase, toning to panels, top panel reinforced, title on label affixed to side panel. Includes Eden library bookplate in Volume II. Notes in pencil in Volume I, with passages relating to the western alliance noted.

    Inscribed in Volume I: “To Hon. Anthony Eden, with admiration and sincerest friendship. Cordell Hull.”

    Sir Anthony Eden (1897-1977) served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1955-1957, following the retirement of Winston Churchill. Before World War II, Eden served as utländsk Secretary for Prime Minister Neville

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    The Memoirs of Cordell Hull: Volume I

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    THE MEMOI RS OF

    Cordell Hull VOLUME ONE

    LONDON

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    FIRST PRINTED AUGUST 1948

    Copyright 1948 by Cordell Hull All rights reserved

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    BY JARROLD AND SONS LTD., NORWICH

    To My Wife FRANCES

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    Cordell Hull

    American Statesman
    Born: October 2, 1871 Tennessee
    Died: July 23,1955 Bethesda, Maryland

         Though his exact birthplace is in dispute (one source gives it as Overton County, another as Star Point, Pickens County) we can be certain he was among the last American politicians who could truthfully claim to have first seen the light of day in a log cabin. His character was every bit as roughhewn as those of two other sons of the Appalachian frontier, Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson.

         This son of a lumberjack and moonshiner was an excellent student and gained admission to the Tennessee bar before he was 20. He became a circuit court judge and in 1906 made his first run for Congress winning the seat by 17 votes. The Harding landslide swept this strong advocate of the League of Nations from office in 1920 but two year he regained his old seat and held on to it until 1931 when he entered the Senate. Hull concentrated on