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    Memoirs

    Unfinished Business

    by Bonsal, Stephen

    Excerpts from the author’s diary written when he was President Wilson’s confidential interpreter at the Peace conference of 1919.

    The armistice – The first draft of the covenant – Clemenceau – With General Smuts to southeastern Europe – The battle for the final draft of the world compact – Berlin – Blackout in Washington

    Pulitzer Prize, History, 1945

    This book has 107 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of 128,576 words.

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    1. Dedication
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    2. Introduction
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    1. November 7, 1918
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    2. November 8th
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    3. November 19th
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    4. November 20th
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    5. November 22d
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    1. January 2, 1919
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    2. January 18, 1919
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    3. February 1st
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    4. February 2d
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    5. February 4th
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    7. February 6th
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    8. February 7th
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    9. February 8th
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    10. February 9th
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    11. February — undated
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    12. February 9th
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    13. February 10th
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    14. February 10th — later
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    15. February 13th
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    16. February 14th
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    17. February 15th
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    18. February 15th
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    19. February 15th
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    20. February 16th
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    1. February 20th
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    2. February 22d (Saturday)
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    3. February 23d
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    4. February 26th
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    5. February 28th
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    6. March 1st
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    7. March 2d
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    1. March 30th
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    2. Vienna, April 4th
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    3. Vienna, April — undated
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    4. Vienna, April 9th
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    5. Vienna, Tuesday
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    7. Wednesday
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    8. Vienna, Thursday
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    9. Friday, April
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    10. Saturday, April
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    11. Vienna, Tuesday
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    12. April
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    13. Vienna, April
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    14. Vienna, April
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    15. Belgrade, in early April
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    18. Tuesday
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    21. Sunday
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    22. Monday
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    24. Paris, April 14th
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    1. March 23d
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    2. March 24th
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    3. March 25th
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    4. March 26th (thirteenth meeting — and the withdrawal amendment)
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    5. March 27th
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    8. March 29th
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    9. March — undated
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    10. April — undated
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    11. April — undated
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    12. April 1st
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    13. April — undated
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    14. April 12th
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    16. Fifteenth meeting, April 11, 1919
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    17. Fifteenth meeting
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    20. April 20th
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    21. April 22d
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    24. April 27th
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    25. April 28th
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    26. April 29th
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    27. April 30th
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    1. Berlin, September 20 (1919)
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    2. September 20th
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    3. Berlin, September 25, 1919
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    4. Berlin, September 25, 1919
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    5. September 26, 1919
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    6. Berlin, September 26th
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    7. Berlin — undated
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    1. Paris, Hotel Crillon, October 4th
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    2. Paris, October 5th
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    3. Washington, October 30th
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    4. Washington, November 5th
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    5. November 12th
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    6. November 16th (1919)
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    7. November 18th
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    8. November 20th
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    9. Washington, November 27th
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    10. Washington, December 20th
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    11. Washington, December 23d
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    12. January, 1929
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    1. Appendix A
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    2. Appendix B
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    3. Appendix C
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    1. Glossary of Names
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