Exasperating, but generally forgiven. A combination of charm, audacity, imagination, optimism, and energyHistorian Arthur Schlesinger describing William Donovan, the leader of the clandestine spy agency, OSS, in WW II
And, to put a point on it, Donovan was considered a mediocre administrator and manager.
Noteworthy: Donovan was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for service in WW I, and then was a successful Wall Street attorney, politically a Republican, who served FDR, a Democrat, throughout the war.
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