Ron Chernow Quote
On August 5, he sent Stanton a one-sentence letter: Public considerations of a high character constrain me to say, that your resignation as Secretary of War will be accepted.5 Johnson knew that if Stanton resigned, instead of being sacked, the troublesome legislation would be a dead issue. That same day, in a tart response, Stanton lectured Johnson that public considerations of a high character . . . constrain me not to resign the office of Secretary of War before the next meeting of Congress.
Ron Chernow
On August 5, he sent Stanton a one-sentence letter: Public considerations of a high character constrain me to say, that your resignation as Secretary of War will be accepted.5 Johnson knew that if Stanton resigned, instead of being sacked, the troublesome legislation would be a dead issue. That same day, in a tart response, Stanton lectured Johnson that public considerations of a high character . . . constrain me not to resign the office of Secretary of War before the next meeting of Congress.
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About Ron Chernow
Chernow won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American History Book Prize for his 2010 book Washington: A Life. He is also the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction for his 1990 book The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance. His biographies of Alexander Hamilton (2004) and John D. Rockefeller (1998) were both nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards. His biography of Hamilton inspired the popular Hamilton musical, which Chernow worked on as a historical consultant. For another book, The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family, he was awarded the 1993 George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing. As a freelance journalist, Chernow has written over sixty articles for various national publications.