W. Averell Harriman

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Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

  • 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

I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. president, never tire of shoehorning presidential trivia into conversations, and am basically an expert at hiding mistakes in my sketchbooks.

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