Word: hugs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...George VI, Sir Murchison Fletcher donned his black & gold uniform, his cocked hat with white feathers and had himself ferried out to U. S. S. Indianapolis. If Sir Murchison's stout British heart suffered any anxiety that Franklin Roosevelt might greet him with the same sort of bunny hug lately practiced on President Gabriel Terra of Uruguay (see cut) and other non-British notables, his fears were quickly dissipated. The President shook hands at arm's length, charmed Sir Murchison with nothing more embarrassing than a smile...
...deck of the Indianapolis final farewells took place. Host Justo presented his guest with a poncho made of virgin vicuna wool. The two Presidents exchanged a genuine bear hug. Everyone else was shaken by the hand and touched to the heart. The last that Buenos Aires saw of Franklin Roosevelt he was standing on the bridge as the Indianapolis pulled out into sluggish, shoreless Rio de la Plata, waving a blue and white scarf, the national colors of Argentina...
...glass in a toast to Mrs. Roosevelt, whom I see in my mind, following day by day and with increasing emotion, your triumphal journey to these friendly republics: To the companion of your days, a kindly and generous woman." Franklin Roosevelt made suitable reply and after another bear hug boarded the Indianapolis...
Mayor Bryan followed them and again the couple got no beer. Irked, the woman cried: "You are ruining my reputation!" Snapped virtuous Mayor Bryan: "A woman who lets a drunken man hug her for two blocks on a sultry afternoon is putting her reputation at stake...
...unveil a huge Havana monument to Jose Miguel Gómez. Next day President Gómez was sworn in at the Hall of Mirrors of the Presidential Palace by his big-nosed political opponent, Supreme Court Chief Justice Juan Federico Edelman. President and Chief Justice exchanged a big hug. In his speech to Congress, President Gómez put the best possible face on Cuba's most unpopular fact, its economic dependence on the U. S. "In our friendly commercial relations," said he, "we must give preference to those nations with whom we have products to exchange...