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Minty ~ Elihu Root For President Badge – Political 1916. 4" in height .excuse the glare on the celluloid ~ Wikipedia calls Root "The Prototype Of The 20th Century 'Wise Man' As He Alternated Between High Level Government Positions In Washington And A Private Legal Practice In NYC." He became a New York Senator in 1909, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912, and was a presidential hopeful in 1916, receiving 13 votes on the first ballot.





