CSPAN2 Book TV February 19, 2013
Stage for dins with heirs generals, political friendses fs and foes, lead can academics, and very often included members of his family, and staged these is the right term because he loved to perform at these affairs help loved company. He loved the attention he got, and more important wooed his guest. At one dinner he described a naval battle using wine glasses and decant temperatures to show the position of the ship and blowing smoke from his cigar to imitate the cannon fire. It would have been wonderful to have been there the topics were wideranging, hot and cold bath taps, tank treads, floe...
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