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From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay remained a major figure in American history for more than half a century. His private life was as glamorous and romantic as it was privileged. This first full-scale biography since 1934 is a reflection of American history from the Civil War to the emergence of the nation as a world power as Woodrow Wilson is about to take office. Much of what we know about Lincolns years in the White House is drawn from the writings of the young John Hay, the presidents secretary, who was with Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address and at his bedside when he died. Afterward, Hay successfully worked to elect fellow Ohioans James Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, and William McKinley for president. As McKinleys Secretary of State, he plotted the nations emergence as a world power after the Spanish-American War. Hay arranged the annexation of the Philippines, the treaty for a canal across Panama, the Open Door policy for China. After McKinleys assassination, Theodore Roosevelt persuaded the aging Hay to stay on. The relationship between Hay and Roosevelt, which has not been explored, is of lasting interest. If Lincoln was

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Author

John Taliaferro

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781416597308

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Political Science, Memoir

Rating

4.13 / 5 (365 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14