Thursday, December 20, 2007

John Hay



John Hay (1898-1905), US Secretary of State, seen here as a young man, during his tenure as an assistant to President Abraham Lincoln, one of our most stubbornly un-mustached Presidents.
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5 comments:

  1. BDecember 21, 2007 at 9:46 AM

    Less of a moustache and more of an aerofoil, of sorts.

    One can imagine him waking up one morning to find this divine, winged creature alighted upon his upper lip. I wonder if it ever took to the air again?

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  2. Jonathan S.December 21, 2007 at 11:33 AM

    This man is unseemly. He needs a trim . After all, he's the Secretary of State of the United States of America, not some rabble rousing belhoste, mango or wantcatcher!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 21, 2007 at 3:09 PM

    well, jonathan, i am not wont to speculate about what messr. hay did in his off hours. i for one think his moustache is enviable.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 22, 2007 at 11:59 AM

    In 9th grade I had to read Vidal's Lincoln and I remember John Hay being called "Johnny Hasheesh Hay."

    I really enjoy your blog and writin' style by the way.

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  5. BDecember 31, 2007 at 8:31 AM

    His moustache is all the more remarkable for belonging to a man who only lived to be seven years old.

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