Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson
Title
Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP15645
Date
1919 January 29
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
My dearest,
The enclosed postal card is the name of the restaurant where I dined to-night with admiral Long and party. I never enjoyed better or more delicious duck—The number was 44636—It was an interesting old restaurant—said to be the oldest in Paris. One of the ladies present did not know that I was with the President and began to tell me what a power behind the throne Gordon Auchinclosse was—how he was the brilliant guiding spirit for Col. House and then in turn the Colonel directed the President,—naming specific incidents. It was a huge joke. As I was leaving, I told her that I had been with the President for six years, and she had enlightened me as to the source of his noble utterances and statesmanship qualities. It seems to be the very general impression that the bacillus of Ego has badly infected GA.
The Colonel is in feeble health—and was about to give forth another book—similar to the Real Colonel House—but it has been checked by the assistance of BM’s cash—The Real Col House book is in free circulation in Paris—many complimentary copies—The President says that General Bliss has the best mind—one that is more of a real statesman than any one he has met over here. The Lansings are strongly entrenched socially, but he doesn’t cut much figure at the Conference. Mr. H. White is nice & fine—“Yes, Yes,—Quite right; Quite right,”etc —and discusses diplomacy—WW is the whole show & does all the work. What is going to be the result when he sails for America???
CTG
The enclosed postal card is the name of the restaurant where I dined to-night with admiral Long and party. I never enjoyed better or more delicious duck—The number was 44636—It was an interesting old restaurant—said to be the oldest in Paris. One of the ladies present did not know that I was with the President and began to tell me what a power behind the throne Gordon Auchinclosse was—how he was the brilliant guiding spirit for Col. House and then in turn the Colonel directed the President,—naming specific incidents. It was a huge joke. As I was leaving, I told her that I had been with the President for six years, and she had enlightened me as to the source of his noble utterances and statesmanship qualities. It seems to be the very general impression that the bacillus of Ego has badly infected GA.
The Colonel is in feeble health—and was about to give forth another book—similar to the Real Colonel House—but it has been checked by the assistance of BM’s cash—The Real Col House book is in free circulation in Paris—many complimentary copies—The President says that General Bliss has the best mind—one that is more of a real statesman than any one he has met over here. The Lansings are strongly entrenched socially, but he doesn’t cut much figure at the Conference. Mr. H. White is nice & fine—“Yes, Yes,—Quite right; Quite right,”etc —and discusses diplomacy—WW is the whole show & does all the work. What is going to be the result when he sails for America???
CTG
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Alice Gertrude Gordon, 1892-1961
Files
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson,” 1919 January 29, WWP15645, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.