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...servant across the hall to the spacious south bedroom occupied by the President of the U.S. He entered and found Dwight Eisenhower in shirtsleeves, already wading through the morning papers and his usual breakfast beefsteak (rare). At sight of the visitor, Ike's face broke into a grin of particular welcome. He waved his guest into one of three overstuffed chairs, and within seconds the two were deep in an informal, give-and-take discussion covering the breadth of U.S. policy...
...later, Otto Witte rode into Durazzo, resplendent in fancy-dress uniform and medals. The entire population of the city turned out to cheer him. Graciously, Otto greeted his adherents, then ordered Essad Pasha to assemble his forces for a campaign "to conquer Belgrade." This, Otto would recall with a grin, so delighted the local military that they promptly expressed the intention of proclaiming him King of Albania. Soberly, "Prince Halim Eddine" agreed to mount the throne. His title: King Otto...
...only one desire-and that was to help rebuild a young, well-equipped, sportsmanlike army with a great ideal." To the swarms of reporters who greeted him in Paris, the exiled colonel simply reread the same statement. "Don't make me say anything else," he begged with a grin, "or you'll have me in the cooler...
...three days in Ottawa, Eisenhower's attentive manner, his obvious interest in the concerns of his hosts and his famed grin did much to soothe the irritations of recent U.S.-Canadian conflicts. No one expected Eisenhower and Diefenbaker to settle all their countries' outstanding problems, but they had made a good start, laid a firm foundation for future easy give-and-take between the White House and Parliament Hill...
...circle after going to work in 1930 as secretary to General Carlos Riva Palacio, then the party's titular head. As Labor Minister, López Mateos settled 13,382 disputes with only a handful of strikes. A hard worker, he took his smooth, noncommittal speeches and pleasant grin to 480 towns during a campaign that he could have won by staying home...