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What else could be expected when the President throws a party in the White House for one of the greatest figures of American jazz, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington? Presenting Ellington with the Medal of Freedom on his 70th birthday-the first such award in the new Administration-Nixon said: "In the royalty of American music, no man swings more or stands higher than the Duke." The Duke responded by bussing the startled President twice on each cheek...
...White House. His father was a part-time butler in Harding's day, and in the past the Duke himself has been honored with membership on the National Arts Council. But it was by far his most pleasant experience with a President. Besides Nixon's Happy Birthday, played on the eagle-legged piano of the East Room stage, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew sat down to play two of Ellington's own compositions, Sophisticated Lady and In a Sentimental Mood, in a surprisingly light, sophisticated style...
Poher soon joined the opposition, too. On April 17, his 60th birthday, he announced on a national television program that he rejected De Gaulle's propositions. After that, Poher crisscrossed France by auto, train and plane to argue against them in person. His home-folks approach on the hustings led newsmen to call him a French Harry Truman; it also helped to galvanize middle-class discontent into a decisive "no" vote. "Because one man resigns," Poher insisted in town after town, "France will not be consumed by chaos." He has been suggested as a centrist candidate for President because...
Champagne corks popped, glasses of ouzo were hoisted, and a chocolate cake was trundled out bearing the whipped-cream legend: "To Alexander, the Pride of the Family." The family had gathered at Aristotle's seaside villa south of Athens to celebrate the 21st birthday of Alexander Onassis, heir apparent to his father's fortunes. Earlier, the soft Aegean wind had carried rumors that Alexander would commemorate his coming of age by defying his father and announce plans to marry New Zealand-born Fiona Thyssen, 36, his frequent companion and 16 years his senior. But Ari is a tough...
Supported by an aide and two nurses, former Portuguese Premier Antonio Salazar appeared on the balcony of his palatial Lisbon house to greet the crowd that had gathered to honor his 80th birthday and the 41st anniversary of his rise to power. It was the venerable strongman's first public appearance since he suffered a massive stroke seven months ago, and for a moment he looked like his old imposing self, raising his right hand in a characteristic gesture. Later he appeared on television, and in a pathetically feeble voice thanked the nation for its concern for his welfare...