Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...after he had escorted the Queen to the table. In Vienna, at the end of a similar affair, T.R. wrote: "The Emperor and all the others proceeded to rinse their mouths, and then empty them into the finger bowls." (Groping for precedents, Roosevelt recalled that the 18th century Austrian Diplomat Wenzel von Kaunitz had been in the habit of using his toothbrush at the same stage...
...carry on the affairs of the U.S. in a darkened room. ¶ Asked Colorado's Governor Dan Thornton, as chairman of the 1954 Governors' Conference, to take a party of governors to Korea about April i, and appraise the progress of rehabilitation there. ¶Nominated Career Diplomat John Moors Cabot, 52, to be Ambassador to Sweden...
Ever since the Foreign Ministers sat down together in Berlin on Jan. 25, the West had been looking for a major Russian effort-some elaborate plan offered as an alternative to the West's European Army. Said one diplomat: "We knew it would have long furry ears and sharp white teeth, but we didn't know exactly what shape it would take." Last week Molotov brought forth his plan. He called it "General European Treaty for Collective Security in Europe"-a GETO to replace NATO...
...diplomat-magician failed? The tricks had always worked before. Explained one Western observer: "It isn't the trick which has changed. But the kids have grown up." The West had indeed grown up, and showed a surprising unity in defense. But the Russians have only aged rather than grown with the times. With practiced skill, the West's Foreign Ministers took up Molotov's GETO. It was clearly a proposal to push the U.S. and Britain out of Europe and lock the European countries up with an aggressive Russia...
...converted Babe Ruth from a pitcher to an outfielder and helped build the Yankee ball club; the other teamed with the immortal Knute Rockne to popularize the forward pass. 69. Within two weeks of each other, two of Britain's onetime Cabinet members died. One, a politician diplomat who resigned in protest against Munich; the other a distinguished statesman who died still stoutly defending the Munich pact...