Morgenthau
Americannoun
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Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.
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his son Henry, Jr., 1891–1967, U.S. statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1934–45.
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Arendt’s German accent, cutting formulations and adversarial composure—Hans Morgenthau, a political scientist and friend of Arendt, said she was an “intellectual street fighter”—became inseparable from her arguments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It was in the context of these discussions that Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau put forth a plan in 1944 to destroy Germany’s industries so the country could never remilitarize.
From Slate ● May 21, 2024
While Morgenthau was in office, he would joke privately that his pet charity, the Police Athletic League, was the only one to which Trump routinely donated.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
He has described Robert M. Morgenthau, who died in 2019 and was a predecessor of the current Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, as a “friend of mine” who would not have tolerated a prosecution.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
When Henry Morgenthau, former American Ambassador to Turkey, passed through Berlin, en route to the United States, he conferred with Zimmermann, who was then Under Secretary of State.
From Germany, The Next Republic? by Carl W. (Carl William) Ackerman
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