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Word: presummit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those who showed, reported TIME Correspondent Lee Griggs, it was a convention to remember. Delegates were met at Entebbe International Airport by bare-breasted dancers, native drummers and Big Daddy himself. The highlight of a presummit cocktail party was the entrance of Amin, ensconced in a sedan chair toted by four otherwise staid British businessmen who live in Uganda; Big Daddy's 280-lb. bulk, it was jokingly explained, was now "the white man's burden." Amin squeezed out a few tunes on an accordion to entertain his guests and proudly showed off a presidential menagerie that included...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFRICA: Big Daddy: The Perfect Host | 8/11/1975 | See Source »

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