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Friendly Aloofness. Apart from a possible lobster truce, the tangible re sults of De Gaulle's peregrinations were far from impressive. The general gave vague promises of technical aid and increased trade. He flattered South American self-esteem with lofty references to Bolivar, San Martín and Sucre, and in turn was feted with speeches filled with mentions of Pascal, Racine, Montesquieu, Rousseau and Jeanne d'Arc. He entertained the rich and wellborn at receptions, and nodded and waved with friendly but aloof dignity to the huge crowds that jammed the streets and the squares...
...most direct route to the Trade Mart, where Kennedy was to have spoken, was via Stemmons Freeway. A concrete traffic barrier and "No Turn" signs prevent traffic from turning from Main onto the freeway, but not from Elm Street...
...Each of the agents had duty assignments beginning no later than 8 a.m. that morning. In Dallas, one of the nine agents was assigned to assist in security measures at Love Field, and four had protective assignments at the Trade Mart. The remaining four had key responsibilities as members of the complement of the followup car in the motorcade [the car behind the President's]. Three of these agents occupied positions on the running boards of the car, and the fourth was seated...
...Service was expected to send the President, in Kenny O'Donnell's words, "through an area which exposes him to the greatest number of people." By the most direct route, only four miles separate Love Field, where the President's jet landed at 11:40 a.m., and the Trade Mart, where he was scheduled to speak. But the motorcade meandered ten miles through suburbs and city. There were plenty of high buildings along...
...used to injure the memory of my parents. I consider that it is not worth the trouble to start a polemic, since the struggle that all Cubans have ahead of them does not permit me to lose time clearing up stories without foundation. As our apostle José Martí well said: "He who goes in search of mountains does not stop to pick up stones in the road...