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...United Nations events, and as usual, he made the point more bluntly. "Laura believes strongly in the power of literacy to change societies," he said. "You can't have prosperity unless people can read. It's just as simple as that." After the President left, the group enjoyed a luncheon of chilled green pea soup, grilled wild Alaskan salmon, and glazed autumn vegetables, and corn pudding and deep dish apple pie, with performances by the Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Young People's Chorus of New York City...
...there is a strong sense, as you travel the district, that Shays' position is beginning to decay. In mid-August, I watched the Congressman take questions in Darien from a luncheon group called the romeos (Retired Outstanding Men Eating Out). Shays was very patient, taking questions for almost two hours, and the romeos were appreciative. Toward the end, however, a gentleman named Howard Zinner rose to praise Shays for his civility and moderation and then asked this question: "What do you have to say about politicians like your fellow Republican, House majority leader John Boehner [of Ohio], who calls those...
...white house luncheon in 1954, Winston Churchill said, "To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war." Besides, failing to respond to one's mail is not polite. Before we choose war and death, perhaps we should try diplomacy. Joe E. Dunlap Clearwater, Florida...
...small luncheon for Harvard alumni at the posh ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof in Davos, Summers’ respite from University politics came crashing to an end. At 9:35 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, The Crimson reported on its website that FAS Dean William C. Kirby, the historian of China who had led Harvard’s flagship school for just four years, would step down from his post under pressure from Summers. Citing anonymous sources, The Crimson’s report drove Kirby to officially announce his resignation nearly a week before he had planned...
...Summers first heard the news of the leak, he was “upset and angry,” according to David R. Gergen, a Kennedy School professor and former adviser to four U.S. presidents who had informally counseled Summers during his term in Mass. Hall. Prior to the luncheon, Summers had asked Gergen—who was also in Davos—to help strategize ways to restore dignity to Kirby’s departure “without further poisoning the waters,” according to Gergen...