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...period." Lee Grant--Phyllis to sitcom junkies-- asks her daughter whether she lost her virginity on a ski weekend with a group of teenagers. "The subject matter was simply unacceptable for Family Viewing. It dealt too directly with sex." CBS editors jokingly called the episode--which the writer titled "Bess, Is You a Woman Now,"--"Did Bess Get Laid?". And this is the absolute high point of the book. Not a boring subject; but as for the book, we're talking dull...
...tall, rawboned woman with her silver hair drawn back in a bun: "I sold three quilts at that auction down at the Coon Club last October. Made $200. Maybe I'll do even better next time around." Skinny but indomitable at 95, Floyd ("Unk") Hayter, whose wife Bess thinks the town's big mistake was not getting guns and running the APCO people out when they first appeared, gloomily confronts the future: "If that judge is against us I don't know what we'll do. Jail used to be a disgrace...
When Burns first went to work under Truman, the world was in turmoil. Once she worked at her switchboard for 40 days without a break. But it was worth it when Truman called one night, feeling lonely. Bess was away. Margaret had sailed for Europe. "Get me Margie," Truman ordered. Burns affirmed the request but was not sure just how quickly she could comply, since the President's daughter was two days out to sea. Margaret Truman was raised on a ship-to-shore connection in ten minutes. When the conversation ended, the President rang Burns back...
Among his discoveries: the woman who has appeared most on the covers is the Virgin Mary (10 times). The only First Ladies not to appear were Florence Harding and Bess Truman. Henry Kissinger was on 15 covers; Jesus Christ was right behind him with 14. The youngest cover subject was the baby Jesus; the oldest, Amos Alonzo Stagg...
...times, his presentation seemed like a well-tailored tribute to his American audience. A blaring rendition of Porgy and Bess paced his models at the Inter-Continental Hotel, and he described the Gershwin classic, now onstage in Paris, as the source of his inspiration and "the epitome of the American spirit ... modern, sexy, amusing and full of gaiety." Saint Laurent's focus on the American spirit may have been good business as well as good showmanship. He was no doubt considering the American boutiques for which his couture styles will eventually be adapted...