Books for David Ben Gurion
At one Government meeting (during the War of Independence), Ben Gurion announced that he intended to travel to America to raise money for arms. Golda opposed his trip. "Either of us can raise funds," she said, "but only you can conduct the war." In spite of his objections, Golda won a majority vote, and traveled to Tel Aviv to await her flight to the United States. In Tel Aviv, she stayed over-night in a hotel. That evening, a waiter told her, "Mrs. Meir, you have a visitor." She went to the lobby and was surprised to see Ben-Gurion, waiting with a rather embarrassed look on his face. "I have a favor to ask of you," he said, drawing a note from his pocket. 'A number of Volumes have just been published on the history of Greek philosophy. Would it be too much to ask you to buy them for me and bring them back with you?"
(Told by Shimon Peres in the book Testament)
(Told by Shimon Peres in the book Testament)
