A former “player” and long-time watcher of the “Washington power-game”, James Watson Gerard (1867 – 1951) – he was known to have kept a list throughout the decades leading up to his death, of all those Washington insiders who wielded the greatest influence in that burg. Well-heeled journalist, John Gunther (1901 – 1970), managed to catch up with him and his 1947 list, which was comprised of 64 names – some of the names had been on his list for decades (such as W.R. Hearst and Colonel McCormick) others were appearing for the first time (George Gallup and Clark Clifford).
Click here to read Ambassador Gerard’s list of the most powerful men in Depression-era Washington (non of them were elected)…
Click here to read about the men BEHIND these men…
Click here to read a Cold War editorial by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
Additional magazine and newspaper articles about the Cold War may be read on this page.
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