America is a nation created by all the hopeful wanderers of Europe, not out of geography and genetics, but out of purpose.

Theodore H. White

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Topic

American character America

Author

Theodore H. White

Source

The Making of the President

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

China Asia

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Citation

White, Theodore H. The Making of the President 1960. Atheneum Publishers, 1961, ch. 15.

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Current Citation

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