Word: protocolic
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...some have called "the triumph of the advance men" has left many open wounds all over town. Says one Nixon aide: "When you come into the White House after eight years on the other side, you bring in people who are bright but not experienced in Government?especially in protocol, the proprieties of dealing with the Hill and other parts of Government, which can matter more than substance. They think they're bright ?that's part of the problem?and experts in politics because they worked in a campaign. Actually, they know very little, especially about the politics...
From the moment French President Georges Pompidou stepped onto the White House lawn, everyone looked downward, not in deference to protocol, but to see what length skirt his wife was wearing. For the rest of the week, even in politically oriented Washington, much of the conversation about the state visit centered on Mme. Pompidou's hemlines (she changed as often as four times a day), most of which came to within six inches of the ground...
This year's conference is oriented toward the ratification of a Geneva Protocol that specifically bans the use of defoliants in warfare. The program also aims for success in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) that begins April 16 with the Russians...
McCarthy emphasized that he "would not vote for ratification of the Geneva Protocol if it allowed what was going on in Vietnam." "That would be condoning our practices," he added...
...most progressive decision would be to phase out tear gas and defoliants in Vietnam and then attach a rider to the Protocol stating explicitly that irritant gases and anti-plant chemicals are included within its scope...