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...head of state, Kennedy went to the airport to greet Finland's Kekkonen, accompanied by Jackie, who usually goes along if the guest brings his wife. Whisked off to the White House by helicopter, Kekkonen and his wife glowed as they walked into the state dining room for luncheon: blue and white flowers, the colors of the Finnish flag, graced the tables, and the Marine Corps band played Finlandia. Conspicuously displayed on a nearby table was a gift of small Finnish dolls that Mrs. Kekkonen had earlier sent to Caroline Kennedy. Aware from careful study that Mrs. Kekkonen likes...
...distrustful of planes and came to the U.S. by boat. But Kennedy aides tactfully suggested that Tubman might like to see autumnal Washington from the air-and he agreed. Disregarding strict protocol, Kennedy arrived at the front door of the White House five minutes early for a luncheon with Tubman, quizzed the leader of the Marine band about what music he intended to play. Tubman was treated to a four-hour talk with Kennedy, a visit to the National Zoo (Tubman has a small private zoo in Liberia) and an assurance of more U.S. aid for Liberia...
...Wagner, whose eight-year administration as mayor has been studded by scandal, shrugged off all Lefkowitz charges. He denied anything unethical about his presence at a Brooklyn luncheon (TIME, Oct. 6) at which contractors doing city business pledged contributions to his campaign chest. Said he: "I did not know what type of luncheon I was going to. I knew very few of the people there. We did not accept the money." He shrugged off a charge that schools were crumbling. "The board of education is autonomous, and the one authority over the board is the state commissioner of education...
Conscience & Courage. The President's zest was evident at a luncheon observing the publication of the first four volumes of the papers of President John Adams and his descendants. To Adams' great-great-great-grandson, Thomas Adams, a hotel executive from Boston, Kennedy said: "It is a pleasure to live in your family's old house, and we hope that you will come by and see us." Showing a scholarly familiarity with the Adamses, the President noted that John and John Quincy were the only two Presidents in the nation's first half-century who were...
Fortnight ago, the prestige of both the White House and the State Department was brought to bear on Route 40. Sanjuan spoke to a luncheon meeting of 200 Maryland civic leaders, who had received personal invitations to the session from President Kennedy. "We pour millions into foreign aid," Sanjuan told the group. "How senseless it is to ruin this tremendous effort by refusing to serve a cup of coffee to a customer whose skin is dark...