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The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.
Ben Bradlee
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Ben Bradlee
American
Editor
Born:
Aug 26
,
1921
Died:
Oct 21
,
2014
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The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.
Ben Bradlee
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Flowing
A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and his team along the Potomac River during one of his visits to Washington. I figured I could interview him while we ran.
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