Word: bourguibaism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bugles and the whine of bagpipes cut through the chilly Washington night as crack armed forces drill teams wheeled and countermarched on the floodlit White House lawn. From a bal cony watched President John F. Kennedy, and at his side was a welcome guest: Tunisia's President Habib Bourguiba, 57, the father of his young country and a staunch friend of the West...
John Kennedy and Habib Bourguiba hit it off splendidly during Bourguiba's state visit to Washington last week. Though he is something of a hypochondriac, Bourguiba diplomatically disregarded a sore throat to sit bareheaded with Kennedy to watch the drill teams-and picked up a touch of bronchitis that forced him to cancel trips to Texas and Tennessee...
...lavish White House dinner for Bourguiba, Kennedy delivered a toast that likened the evening's guest to George Washington. In reply, Bourguiba raised a glass of lukewarm orange juice to say that he was flattered by the comparison, then added that his real hero was Abraham Lincoln, because, like him, "I found my country deeply divided, and for 25 years I have struggled to achieve the unification of my people...
...Next day Bourguiba moved up to Capitol Hill to address a joint session of Congress. An eloquent orator and a practiced politician ("I am a political animal"), Bourguiba was right at home among the Congressmen and Senators. Said he: "What your country needs is not satellites who vote with you automatically on all issues because they want your money, but friends who support you from conviction and who may also oppose you from conviction. I can assure you that Tunisia will always tell you when we disagree with you, just as we will always applaud you when we believe...
...Gratefully, King Hassan organized a big hunting party near Rabat, took the Yugoslav leader for a ride on one of his new superslick yellow-and-red diesel trains, just delivered from France, as thousands of Moroccans cheered. Then Tito steamed off for six days of talks with President Habib Bourguiba in Tunis and with the Algerian F.L.N. rebel leaders. Urging negotiations with France, Tito told F.L.N. Chief Ferhat Abbas: "You must be bold enough to know when to call...