Word: dulleses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Dulles and Kubitschek hit it off famously from the start. Kubitschek had thought out his Operation Pan-American, presented it forcefully at their first meeting, in the gilt study of Laranjeiras Palace the day after Dulles arrived. Its gist: 1) a strong re-establishment of Pan-American unity, with Latin...
Seven-Column Spread. Kubitschek did not press his idea of launching Operation Pan-American with a summit meeting. "A presidential conference," he said, "might be opportune to launch the Operation in due course, after full discussion and preparation." Their final agreement: Brazil and the U.S. will sound out the other...
One of them showed Kubitschek, his arms spread, apparently pleading with Dulles, who seemed to be looking into his wallet (see cut). It was enough to send Rio's nationalist press into tail spins. The normally staid Jornal do Brasil spread it seven columns across the front page, ran...
Just One More. Three days after it ran the picture, Jornal (but not Lacerda's Tribuna) grudgingly explained what really happened. Kubitschek was merely imploring the photographers to end their demands for "just one more," while a smiling, relaxed Dulles held a green Brazilian dispatch case containing the joint...
If Kubitschek had indeed been pleading for anything, he might have deserved credit for a plea well presented. After a second meeting, Dulles dashed off for a luncheon talk before the American Chamber of Commerce, then flew to Brazil's new capital, Brasilia, for a farewell dinner with Kubitschek...