*Rowan was moved and inspired by ER’s memories. When he departed on 3 July 1957, she compared his visits to the “Man Who Came to Dinner”—Alexander Woollcott’s prolonged residence at the White House—and said: “‘I’m pleased that you stayed longer than Woollcott did.’” Carl Rowan left “Lady Great Heart” grateful and convinced that for “Thurgood Marshall and his cause, ER helped mightily to keep the dream alive.” Rowan, Dream Makers, pp. 131–42.