Word: protocolic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...where he started his foreign-service career 33 years ago. After studying for a law degree and practicing briefly as an architect, he entered the Foreign Service as third secretary in Madrid. Married to Mary Armour of the meatpacking family, he combined social assurance and a sure sense of protocol with an unspectacular determination to become a competent career man. In 1927 Cal Coolidge borrowed him as White House director of ceremonies, and he stayed on under Herbert Hoover as chief of protocol...
...Chilean newspapers played down Perón's arrival, and one went so far as to report it in a single paragraph on the back page. In the end, Perón had to settle for a good deal less than he wanted. The two Presidents signed a protocol pledging negotiation of a treaty within 120 days that should provide for eventual and gradual establishment of a customs union. Bolivia and Peru may be invited to join later...
Delicate Matter. Inspired, the press-agents drew up a five-part memo titled "Various Aspects of the Ricardo Baby in the I Love Lucy Publicity and Promotional Campaign." In the protocol, all present swore "that there must be absolutely no word about the baby released out of any office before Dec. 8." Only then were 40 million televiewers to be let in on the secret of Lucy's pregnancy. Plans were laid to tie in the show with the Columbia record of There's a Brand New Baby at Our House and I Love Lucy, both sung...
...hoped to win over in order to win office. The treaties binding the six-nation European Defense Community have been duly signed by France, said Mayer, but before ratification, his government would require 1) negotiation of the Saar question, 2) modification of certain clauses in the treaties by protocol, 3) closer association of Britain with...
With an announcement in Paris, the Duke of Windsor put an end to speculation which has kept protocol experts worrying: although he may be in London at the time, neither he nor the Duchess of Windsor will attend the coronation next June. Reason: "It would not be in accordance with constitutional usage for the coronation of a King or Queen of England to be attended by the sovereign or former sovereign of any state...