Jonathan Raban - Every White House has had its intellectuals, but very few presidents have been inte...

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Every White House has had its intellectuals, but very few presidents have been intellectuals themselves - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Woodrow Wilson, the list more or less stops there.

Jonathan Raban

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Jedes Weiße Haus hatte seine Intellektuellen, aber nur wenige Präsidenten waren selbst Intellektuelle - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams und Woodrow Wilson. Die Liste hört dort mehr oder weniger auf.

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