Reminiscences of Charles Poletti : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of Charles Poletti : oral history, 1978.

Childhood in Vermont, education, Harvard Law School; New York politics and legislation while counsel to Governor Lehman, 1933-37, on State Supreme Court, 1937, Lieutenant Governor, 1938-42, Governor, December 1942; World War II, administering liberated Italy; 1964 New York World's Fair, diplomatic problems; association with St. Lawrence Power Development Commission, 1930 to 1960s; impressions of John W. Davis, Corliss Lamont, Robert Moses, Herbert H. Lehman, Franklin Roosevelt, General George Patton.

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Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963

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Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American investment banker and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and as U.S. Senator from New York between 1949 and 1957. Born in Manhattan, he attended The Sachs School and Sachs Collegiate Institute before earning a B.A. from Williams College. After graduating, Lehman worked in textile manufacturing, eventually becoming vice-president and treasu...

Liebmann, William B.,

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Poletti, Charles

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Lawyer, politician; interviewee b.1903. From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Poletti : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726080 From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Poletti : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528228 ...