fool mistake

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Dwight D. Eisenhower once described Earl Warren as “the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made.”

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2016

President Dwight D. Eisenhower is said to have called his 1953 appointment of Chief Justice Earl Warren “the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made.”

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2010

Said Dwight Eisenhower about his selection of Earl Warren: "The worst damn fool mistake I ever made."

From Time Magazine Archive

Later, dismayed that Warren turned out to be a controversial participant rather than a bland umpire, Ike described the selection as "the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I fear me I've done made a fool mistake an' I reckon I'll say farewell ter you-all, now."

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville