Word: protocol
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...Much Protocol...
...officials chose Colonel Douglas for the post, got his acceptance and the tentative agreement of British officials. Protocol demanded so long a delay in announcing the appointment that Colonel Douglas withdrew his name. Rear Admiral Ellery Stone is still the U.S. Commissioner...
Harry Truman arose, motioned to the others to keep their seats. At the piano he turned to remark: "When Stalin heard me play this he signed the protocol at Potsdam." The piano was not in good tune and Harry Truman was not in his best musical form. He confessed that he had finished the Minuet with a few bars of a Mozart sonata. Then there were autographs to sign-from a toy bear to a WAVE's leave papers...
...reward of his labors almost at hand last week, Envoy Lange left Washington, secluded himself in a friend's home in Virginia, waited for protocol to catch up with him. He had one other thing to do: renounce his U.S. citizenship...
...Carpets. A long, black car whisked the General off to the White House. He emerged with right hand outstretched, took a few long steps to where Harry Truman stood awaiting him. Said the President: "I'm very glad to see you." That night the red carpet of protocol was rolled out for a White House state dinner, after which Harry Truman and his guest talked together in the library until midnight. What they talked about was not disclosed...