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Bridges to Tomorrow. Faced with such perplexities, the State Department stalled while seeking a new formula for hemispheric action. Its Good Neighbors sought just as feverishly for a way out of the U.S.-Argentine conflict, for un puente de plata-a bridge of silver-that might bind the Americas together and save their 56-year-old Pan American system...
...Dear Charley-I have thought out an idea for a presentation copy [of General Grant's Memoirs*] from the publishers to the Pope. . . . Bind it in pure solid gold lids (hinged at the back). The gold . . . would cost $500. . . . When placed on exhibition in Tiffany's window, all New York and all strangers visiting New York would flock to see [the book] . . . descriptions of it would appear in all languages & in all newspapers in the world. . . . Find out ... if His Holiness will accept. ... I think the idea is sound.. . . P.S. No, the gold would cost nearer...
...first thing I want to say ... is thank you. We have organized for an immense task, and the United States must play the greatest part. We are in a period of confidence and friendship that will bind France and the United States together." He spoke fervently, but not long. He concluded abruptly: "Long live the United States of America." Along the airstrip there were little pats of applause...
...paper could be found suitable for printing the instrument of surrender, but in the basement of the Catholic Trade School were just enough sheets of rich, heavy parchment. Army engineers printed the job in offset. It was decided to use plain staples, instead of white satin bows, to bind the sheets...
Snapped Professor Harold J. Laski, leftist chairman of the British Labor Party: if Clement Attlee sat at the Big Three conference, it would be as an observer only; his attendance would not bind the Labor Party to any Big Three decisions. Said Attlee next day in accepting the invitation: "There was never any suggestion that I should go as a mere observer. . . ." The Labor Party scored off the Government in the matter of khaki candidates. A Government (i.e., Conservative) proposal that service candidates be permitted to wear their uniforms at the hustings brought on an electric storm in Parliament...