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...bride was composed, the groom was nervous and muffed his lines. In St. John's Methodist Church in St. Louis before a gathering in which newsmen outnumbered relatives two to one, Vice President Alben Barkley married Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley. She is 38; he will be 72 this week...
...first to be married while in office) was as bubbling as ever. As the triumphant wedding music boomed out, hordes of twittering women converged on the entrance and television crews flicked on their lights. "I hate to go out there and face that mess," said the new Mrs. Barkley. "That's no mess, my dear," boomed the Veep. "That's the American people...
...home, servants carrying trays of champagne and caviar stepped gingerly through a maze of television cables and microphone wires. The bridal couple was photographed in the music room, in the living room, in the dining room cutting the cake. Where were they going on their honeymoon? "Shangri-La," said Barkley promptly. Wouldn't it be cold this time of year? "We'll warm it up after we get there." Photographers pleaded with him to kiss his bride. "No kisses," said Barkley. "I'll save that for later." Said Mrs. Barkley to Mr. Barkley: "That's awfully...
Then the newlyweds climbed into the shiny black Oldsmobile convertible which Barkley had given his bride as a wedding present, and headed for Barkley's old Kentucky home (The Angles) and points south. They would be back in Washington, said the Veep, in time for the second session of the 81st Congress. In the meantime, "We are just going to strike out, stop when we please, where we please. Where we are going may not be a military secret, but it's a romantic...
Married. Vice President Alben William ("Veep") Barkley, 71, and Mrs. Carleton Sturtevant Hadley, 38; both for the second time; in St. Louis (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...