Word: clubs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Trembling." Ever since the President decided on the spur of the moment to drop in on the Gridiron Club dinner last month, Washington has not quite known just where he will turn up next. He unexpectedly stayed for Mrs. Gandhi's black-tie dinner at the Indian embassy. Later in the week he popped over to a United Service Organizations dinner for Bob Hope at the Washington Hilton, presented the comedian with a plaque commending him for his entertainment of U.S. servicemen. "It's nice to be here in Washington," said Hope, "or, as the Republicans call...
...Capitol doing convoy duty on the passage of Great Society legislation. He had vast knowledge of the Senate and the issues, and excellent relations with many members of Congress. Yet Humphrey found, as Johnson had as Vice President, that his influence had largely evaporated. "I am in the club," as he put it, "but no longer a member." He had little to offer in ex change for votes. He could serve Johnson well as an intelligence officer in Congress but not as a field commander...
Special clothes hangers had to be found to accommodate the Indian Prime Minister's flowing silk saris. Red roses-her late father's favored flower -were arrayed around Blair House. As to whether Indira Gandhi should address the all-male National Press Club or the ladies' press corps or both, it was diplomatically decided that a joint session was called for. Executing such arrangements would be delicate even for old protocol hands. Yet this week's state visit-the first ever by a woman Premier-marked a last-minute premiere for a novice. Unruffled, James Wadsworth...
Under the new proposal, there will be three types of productions: Harvard Dramatic Club shows in the Loeb. House productions at the Loeb, and the House productions in the Houses. The competition among the three productions for actors, technicians, and audiences will greatly increase, the undergraduate added...
...executive committee of the Harvard Dramatic Club tentatively decided yesterday to stage 12 plays next year on the mainstage of the Loeb Drama Center instead of the usual seven or eight...