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commonplace book. n. Formerly Book of common places (see commonplace n. 3). orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web. 5 April 2015.

commonplace blog. n A commonplace book in a blog.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Harding, in a nutshell

"Harding was not a bad man," [Alice Longworth Roosevelt] wrote. "He was just a slob—a slack, good-natured man with an unfortunate disposition to surround himself with intimates of questionable character."

Tim Weiner, Enemies: A History of the FBI (New York: Random House, 2012), p. 52

Mary Whisner at 7:01 PM

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