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Shaking up Martinis and Old Fashioneds with FDR

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For Stalin, Roosevelt’s drink-mixing sat ‘cold on the stomach,’ but still the president tinkered—particularly when it came to perfecting Martinis.

Noah Rothbaum
Noah Rothbaum 

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Noah Rothbaum

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Former Half Full Editor

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