Word: aspen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...practice run at Aspen, Colo., young (23) Buddy Werner, the U.S.'s best skier, crossed his skis, breaking his leg and the hearts of U.S. ski enthusiasts, who had counted on him to snap Europe's long dominance of the sport, take the U.S.'s first-ever gold medal in the men's events at the 1960 Winter Olympics, scheduled for Squaw Valley, Calif, this February...
...roast beef dinner, afterwards watched U.S. Navy movies taken on the North Pole trip of the nuclear submarine Nautilus, and also took in a western movie. The sleeping arrangements: Eisenhower, Herter, Khrushchev, Gromyko had adjoining single rooms in the south wing of Camp David's main residence, Aspen Lodge...
...folksinger would be more effective in a night club than on the concert stage. The humorous, catchy folksong is Mr. Gibson's forte; he delighted his audience with "The Horse Named Bill," a nonsensical little number that has been a favorite on college campuses for generations. His recollections of Aspen and his own song "Super-skier" were delightful...
Behind the Wall. Chris Herter, who had gone ahead from Washington, met the President, Macmillan and Lloyd in Aspen Cottage's paneled living room. There, in the large room with its sofas, easy chairs, bridge tables, and huge fireplace bearing the presidential seal, most of the Eisenhower-Macmillan talks took place. They began after a 45-minute Eisenhower nap and lunch (tomato soup, cheese souffle, cottage pudding with lemon sauce). The first day, Herter, Lloyd, U.S. Ambassador to London John Hay Whitney and British Ambassador Sir Harold Caccia also participated in some of the discussions. Ike called for Deputy...
Dwight Eisenhower and Harold Macmillan met at Aspen Cottage's hearthside with a common goal: to maintain peace even while preserving freedom. But they differed significantly in their ideas about the best road to travel toward that goal...