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March 4, 1969
This is an interview with Mr. W. True Davis, Jr., who is a former Ambassador
to Switzerland, and also a former Assistant Secretary in the Department
of the Treasury.
morning.
The date is March 4, 1969; the time
- , or
Populist, as he was called
in the press by many .
I think he was just a hard-working human being
very much interested in the affairs of people,
and knowing our system .
And so very few men in public life--and a
small percentage in private
life--even know
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mean in the clergy, although we certainly had an interest in it.
My
grandfather had a driving interest in his students taking an active part
in public affairs, whether political or administrative.
The record of
Groton boys is certainly remarkable