Want in both the president ial candidate and a president. The man who did get it, a man called Charles Evans hughes, governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night, Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If hed have been elected, how American History goes in several different directions, on suffrage for women, civil rights, what does he do on Foreign Policy, germany sort of baited us into war. Would hughes have avoided that. He is the one you could write novels about. He had Charles Evans hughes who was on the Supreme Court, and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president and then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes looks like god and talks
Called Charles Evans hughes was a governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil right, what does he do on Foreign Policy, does he really germany sort of baited us into war. Hughes would have avoided that. He is the one you could have wrote novels about. You have Charles Evans hughes who was on the Supreme Court, and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. And then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. Footage of Charles Evans hughes
we ll talk about charles evans hughes, the man. we heard from the outset that he looked and sounded like god. would you add a little more color? how tall was he? he was 5 11 . interestingly enough, he was very slight as a young man, very thin. as an adult, as a young man he weighed 127 pounds, and the guy who cleaned up the insurance agency, they would not write an insurance policy for him. they gave him the physicals and say, we can t find anything wrong with him, but he s just too thin. so we won t give him a life insurance policy. he lived to be about 85 and was very vigorous, very active. ultimately he reached an adult weight of about 173 pounds, which he would measure very carefully. he would do this in an interesting way. at breakfast he would have a pile of toast in front of him, and he was putting on too much weight, he would remove a slice of toast. and if he didn t weigh enough, he would put another slice on. but this fellow who was supposedly so slight and not
how tall was he? he was 5 11 . interesting enough, he was very slight as a young man. very thin. as an adult, as a young man he weighed 127 pounds, and the guy who cleaned up the insurance agency, they would not write an insurance policy for him. they gave him the physicals and say, we can t find anything wrong with him, but he s just too thin. we won t give him a life insurance policy. he lived to be about 85 and was very vigorous, very active. ultimately he reached an adult weight of about 173 pounds, which he would measure very carefully. he would do this in an interesting way. at breakfast he would have a pile of toast in front of him, and he was putting on too much weight, he would remove a slice of toast. and if he didn t weigh enough, he would put another slice on. but this fellow who was supposedly so slight and not vigorous was a great mountain climber. when he is solicited by the state legislature in new york to after he s done the gas inquiry, he goes and he s
looked sxouand sounded like god. how tall was he? he was 5 11 . interesting enough, he was very slight as a young man. very thin. as an adult, as a young man he weighed 127 pounds, and the guy who cleaned up the insurance agency, they would not write insurance policy for him. they gave him the physicals and say, we can t find anything wrong with him, but he s just too thin. we won t give him a life insurance policy. he lived to be about 85 and was very vigorous, very active. ultimately he reached an adult weight of about 173 pounds, which he would measure very carefully. he would do in in an interesting way. at breakfast he would have a pile of toast in front of him, and he was putting on too much weight, he would remove a slice of toast. and if he didn t weigh enough, he would put another slice on. but this fellow who was supposedly so slight and not vigorous was a great mountain climber. who he is solicited by the state legislature in new york to after he s done the gas