• Filthy rich and (unlike most politicians) kinda politically independent

  • Ambassador to Russia during the Yalta Conference

  • Tried twice to snag the presidential nomination without success

  • Beat FDR, Jr. to become governor of New York

  • Among the “Wise Men” of the Cold War; advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson

  • Freaking fascinating; check out this post for more

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Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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