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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 15 Jun 2013

    This mile-high, 526-storey skyscraper, "Illinois Sky-City," was proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago in 1956:pic.twitter.com/uICYjUbTuQ

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      1. Michael DiLeva‏ @mikedileva 19 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC Amazing! Reminds me of the Burj Khalifa

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      1. djcozmik‏ @djcozmik 17 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC how many other evil citadels never made it past the drawing board?

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      1. Luke Hildebrand‏ @LukeHildy 15 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC That F.L.W. concept is reminiscent of the burj khalifa http://ow.ly/i/2n5ne 

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      1. Law Firm Search Engine‏ @LawFirmSearchEn 15 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC With new elevator cable tech, mile high buildings could be real someday soon. So says the Economist:http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21579437-new-lightweight-lift-cable-will-let-buildings-soar-ever-upward-other …

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      1. lisa phelan‏ @thelisaphelan 15 Jun 2013
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        And at the tippity top, the worlds most exclusive restaurant “@BeschlossDC:# Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago 1956: pic.twitter.com/GuHGo4lp6S”

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      1. Azzam Elayan PhD‏ @A1ELA 15 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC Would this "Illinois Sky-City" skyscraper have been taller than Burj Khalifa in Dhubai?

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      1. Rhett Reese‏Verified account @RhettReese 15 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC wow the Burj Dubai cribbed from this!

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      1. Elayne Burke‏ @chatelainedc 15 Jun 2013
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        MT “@BeschlossDC: This mile-high, 526-storey skyscraper, was proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Chicago in 1956: pic.twitter.com/ditUQWgAFL”

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      1. Andrew Conneen‏ @aconneen 15 Jun 2013
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        @BeschlossDC "Make no little plans."

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      1. JuneYourTech‏ @JuneYourTech 16 Jun 2013
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        .@DaveMason111 @BeschlossDC Technically & financially infeasible. But was 2b 2x as high as Burj Khalifa now. More @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illinois …

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