{"id":164473,"date":"2026-10-06T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/06\/this-attorney-advised-four-presidents-before-a-rogue-bank-undid-him\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:42:39","slug":"this-attorney-advised-four-presidents-before-a-rogue-bank-undid-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/06\/this-attorney-advised-four-presidents-before-a-rogue-bank-undid-him\/","title":{"rendered":"This Attorney Advised Four Presidents Before A Rogue Bank Undid Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. Note:<\/span> Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Who spent four decades as Washington\u2019s consummate insider \u2014 a St. Louis lawyer turned White House counsel who advised every Democratic president from Truman to Carter, masterminded an upset reelection, talked a president into recognizing a brand-new nation, and, years later as secretary of defense, pushed a president toward ending a war? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hint: In his eighties, his gilded reputation collapsed in one of the largest banking scandals in history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Who spent four decades as Washington\u2019s consummate insider \u2014 a St. Louis lawyer turned White House counsel who advised every Democratic president from Truman to Carter, masterminded an upset reelection, talked a president into recognizing a brand-new nation, and, years later as secretary of defense, pushed a president toward ending a war? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hint: In his eighties, his gilded reputation collapsed in one of the largest banking scandals in history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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