After ol’ Wilbur, let’s turn to some other American scoundrels and rascals:
This mayor of Boston was once reelected from his prison cell.
He killed a romantic rival in broad daylight near the White House, successfully pled insanity, and later went on to rather dubious glory at Gettysburg.
This Nixon apparatchik once held his hand over a candle to prove his toughness.
This plump Tammany Hall chieftain practiced what he called “good graft” and was an enduring symbol of urban machine corruption.
This Depression-era Louisana politico sometimes shouted orders to cronies in the state legislature from the visitors’ gallery, and was murdered under suspicious circumstances.
He killed a romantic rival in broad daylight near the White House, successfully pled insanity, and later went on to rather dubious glory at Gettysburg. Daniel Sickles
This plump Tammany Hall chieftain practiced what he called “good graft” and was an enduring symbol of urban machine corruption. William Macy “Boss” Tweed
This Depression-era Louisana politico sometimes shouted orders to cronies in the state legislature from the visitors’ gallery, and was murdered under suspicious circumstances. Huey P Long
This French nobleman threw in his lot with the Patriot cause, became virtually a surrogate son to George Washington, and later gave him the key to the Bastille.
This German military man, although not all that he pretended to be, nevertheless provided invaluable training to Continental troops at Valley Forge.
This Frenchman toured the young republic and wrote a book which is still widely quoted for its insights into American society.
This Czech composer visited the U.S. and, inspired by its music, wrote Symphony for the New World.
Ted Koppel and this famous man both came to the U.S. from Germany at roughly the same age, but unlike the other guy, Koppel didn’t retain his German accent.
