Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new.
Emanuel CellerAbout author
- Author's profession: Politician
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 6, 1888
- Died: January 15, 1981
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