Article: The boldness of Charles Evans Hughes.

WITH THE current high drama in our national life, commenced on September 11, 2001, it may seem odd to suggest an interest in the life and diplomacy of Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State from 1921 to 1925 under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. At first glance, his times seem much less daunting than ours: a period of peace, burgeoning prosperity and, flappers and Prohibition aside, what President Harding called "normalcy." But, in truth, Hughes became Secretary of State at a critical juncture. The United States had been tested by a horrific world war and had emerged divided over its proper international role. The awesome mortality rate of that war (more than 50,000 ...

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