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When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different

  • Written by Peter Kastor, Professor of History & American Culture Studies, Associate Vice Dean of Research, Washington University in St. Louis
When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot differentPresident George Washington, left, and his Cabinet: Henry Knox, secretary of war; Alexander Hamilton, secretary of the Treasury; Thomas Jefferson, secretary of state; and Edmund Randolph, attorney general. Currier and Ives/Bettmann - Getty Images

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