Cermak’s Guardian Angel later redeemed herself (my mom told me when I was a kid you get an opposite gender angel) by saving Governor Connolly.
“Hoover himself, whom was considered for a rematch with FDR)”
I know he got convention votes in 1940 (and none in ‘36) but that should have been a non-starter after the beatdown he received.
Mellon sounds good. But what wiki says about why he resigned is bizarre.
Did Hoover ignore his advice?
I’m not sure I like the idea of an opposite-gender guardian angel. I wouldn’t want her watching me at certain moments (like toilet time), ick.
If it was a choice between Connolly vs. JFK, better to have saved the reprobate from martyrdom.
Mellon’s Wikipedia article is odd. Of course, I appreciate the burning hatred FDR had for him, since he represented the success of Conservative policies of the 1920s and a total repudiation of the failures of Wilsonianism and its successors in Cox-Roosevelt.
I wonder if the issue in 1928 why he didn’t run was one of age, being in his early 70s (Hoover was just 54). A 70-year old in politics then was considered like a 90-year old today.
What advice do you speak of ? The claim Mellon stated to Hoover about doubling down on austerity measures ?