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Word: gaulleâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...Gaulle???and Paris?had arranged a hero's welcome. There were two dazzling escorts: first, 50 epauleted motorcycle police, then the plumed, sword-bearing cavalry of the Garde Républicaine. Gay banners of red, white and blue bedecked the streets; kiosks were dotted with magazine pictures of the visitors. The huge crowd?including some Latin Quarter students who hoisted a Harvard banner and others who roared out a football-chant countdown of "Kenne-un, Kenne-deux, Kenne-trois . . . Kenne-dix!"?warmly greeted Jack and Jacqueline Kennedy. After the trip. De Gaulle proudly told Kennedy: "You had more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Measuring Mission | 6/9/1961 | See Source »

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