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Opinion - David Shribman

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PRESIDENT

1 hour, 47 minutes ago

It is one of the great American stories, involving three great Americans and perhaps the most valuable piece of real estate in the United States. The principals were Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt along with Henry Adams, the fabled historian and intellectual. The setting was Adams' home right across the park from the White House.

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