Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was an American novelist. During World War II, he was a reporter in the Senate, closely observing Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among others. He would convert these experiences into his first novel Advise and Consent, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960. Long afterwards, it was still being praised as ‘the definitive Washington tale’. His diaries from this period were published as A Senate Journal 1943-45.
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Some of their strengths
Allen Drury has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Artistic, Passionate, Confident, Energetic, Extroverted, Intelligent, and Ambitious.
Smart and Sophisticated
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Allen Drury is someone who is a smart, sophisticated, and organized person who displays kindness and grace in every day interactions, and who also has a passionate soul. A person who is known for being fun and creative.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Allen Drury well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Allen Drury as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Wise and Deep
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Allen Drury is someone who tends to have an internal innate wisdom, and who people tend to see as an "old soul".
They are also someone who is creative, expressive, and insightful, and who has a pioneering spirit with self-determination and natural artistic expression.
Altruistic and Purposeful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Allen Drury tends to be someone who has a desire to be of service to a higher calling and who is always trying to perfect things. Who can be practical and polished, reserved and methodical, and who tends to trust internal judgment before trusting anyone else at face value.
Some of Allen Drury's challenges
While Allen Drury has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Allen Drury can be Arrogant, Difficult, Perfectionist, Status-seeking, Stubborn, Idle, and Impulsive.
Difficult and Perfectionist
One of Allen Drury's key challenges is that they are someone who can be difficult and too much of a perfectionist.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Allen Drury is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Critical and Bossy
Finally, Allen Drury also can be too focused on the small details of life, try to control whatever is happening, and be finicky and demanding.
