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The Most Powerfull Men in Cold War Washington
(’47 Magazine)

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 Robert McCormick) others were appearing for the first time (George Gallup and Clark Clifford).

Click here to read about the men BEHIND these men…

Click here to read Ambassador Gerard’s list of the most powerful men in Depression-era Washington (non of them were elected)…

Gertrude Stein on America
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

What our most famous literary expatriate really thought of her country.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Vincent Sheean Covered the Spanish Civil War Alongside Robert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

New York-based journalist Vincent Sheean (1899 – 1975) remembered a funny anecdote told to him by the iconic combat photographer Robert Capa (1913 – 1954). The story took place during the Spanish Civil War when Capa was diving for cover amidst the panic of a Luftwaffe bombardment in Bilboa or Guernica…

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

Irwin Shaw Recalled Combat PhotographerRobert Capa
(’47 Magazine, 1947)

American novelist Irwin Shaw (1913 – 1984) was quick to reminisce about the bad old days of World War II and Robert Capa (1913 – 1954), who fit it like a round peg fits a round hole:

Capa is a dangerous influence because he has perfected the trick of making life among the bombed cities and the stinking battlefields of our time seem gay and dashing and glamorous…

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.