“The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow, he cannot make business good; although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way.”

Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers (Columbia University Press, 1916)

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American politician, 27th President of the United States (i… 1857–1930

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