Morgenthau

American  

[mawr-guhn-thaw, -tou] / ˈmɔr gənˌθɔ, -ˌtaʊ /

noun

1. Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.

2. his son Henry, Jr., 1891–1967, U.S. statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1934–45.

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Example Sentences

Then he segued to where his mind had been all day, providing one of the soliloquies that would be included in the footage that Morgenthau released immediately after they finished taping it to a local television station in New York City, portions of which would be aired that very evening on the news: “That’s part of the dilemma of being an American Negro,” Baldwin said, “that one is a little bit colored and a little bit white, and not only in physical terms but in the head and heart.”

From Slate

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

Screenwriter and humorist Simon Rich collaborated with Brent Katz and Josh Morgenthau for “I Am Code,” a thriller in verse that came out this month and was generated by the AI program “code-davinci-002.”

From Seattle Times

He courted officials who had prosecutorial jurisdiction in New York City, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, then the U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, and Robert Morgenthau, the district attorney in Manhattan.

From New York Times

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan recommended a prison term shorter than six years, citing Morgenthau's acceptance of responsibility.

From Reuters