Word: harrimans
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even before victory was certain, Robert Kennedy received the congratulations of admirers. The politicians, family friends, and celebrities who crowded in to see him included Mayor Wagner, Governor Harriman, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. '38 and Mariene Dietrich...
...temporarily last week by Tuohy. From his new position as Rock Island chairman, however, Langdon could end up running the big Union Pacific if the Rock Island merges with it. Langdon is highly regarded in rail circles, and both Union Pacific President Arthur E. Stoddard and Chairman E. Roland Harriman are approaching the road's retirement...
...chief deputy of the President he involved himself in both national and international problems. During the Cuban missile crisis, according to Averell Harriman, Robert Kennedy's was the single most responsible voice. When others in the National Security Council favored a full-scale bombing of Cuba, Kennedy strongly favored the eventually successful blockade...
...Light Shine." Jackie attended only one affair - a 4½-hour reception for some 5,600 invited Democrats held by Averell Harriman. Dressed in a striking white silk brocade, she shunned jewelry, greeted guests with a white glove and a soft "Nice to see you." In the hotel's auditorium, Actor Fredric March and his actress wife Florence Eldridge read poetry favored by President Kennedy and excerpts from some of his most memorable speeches. March said beforehand that Kennedy "would have deplored sadness in any of us"; yet few could check tears as he recited Alan Seeger...
Bullets & Bird Watchers. The desperate military situation forced the U.S. into an ironic action quite in consonance with the topsy-turvy conditions of the Congo. Out of Washington to Brussels near week's end flew State Department Troubleshooter W. Averell Harriman. His mission: to persuade the Belgians to give increased military and technical aid to Tshombe's army. Just two years ago, the U.S. was trying to eliminate Belgian support for Tshombe, but that was in Katanga, where Tshombe was attempting his abortive secession. Now Belgium is reluctant to get involved, for fear that the rebels will retaliate...