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...three principal visitors at the White House last week were King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai Barni of Siam and Bryan Untiedt, 13-year-old hero of last month's Colorado blizzard (TIME, April 6, 13). The ailing little King, first absolute monarch ever to cross the Executive Mansion's threshold, called on President Hoover at 10:15 one morning, hurried back to his quarters to receive the President at n, then spent the afternoon in a dentist's office. After a state dinner at the White House that evening, during which Master Untiedt was permitted to peep...
...Master Untiedt's visit was elaborately handled by the Press as a story of human interest in the White House. The boy was reported as entertaining the President with a mouth organ, "winning the heart" of five-year-old Granddaughter Peggy Hoover, further peeping in on a Cabinet meeting and the morning medicine ball exercises, eating "an informal, pleasant family luncheon with the President regaling the table with amusing stories...
...visit lengthened from 36 hr. to four days, White House reporters prepared for an interview with Master Untiedt. Surprised and irritated were they when the boy hero refused to be interviewed, said that he had promised his Washington observations to enterprising Fred G. Bonfils' Denver Post. Said the Post's managing editor: "Naturally we are very proud of the boy keeping his promise. It was characteristic of this fine...
...President's heart is in the right place. So is Bryan Untiedt's (TIME, April 13). But his sister heroine of the western blizzard paid the full price of devotion, heard no praise...
...spokesman. Secretary Joslin was credited in last week's stories with manufacturing news tid-bits to put President Hoover in a warm light, inducing him to do more new and friendly things for their publicity value. To Secretary Joslin were ascribed the White House invitation to Bryan Untiedt, 13-year-old Colorado blizzard hero; the opening of the rear grounds of the White House to tourists at noon each day with the President and Mrs. Hoover waving greetings from a balcony. To Secretary Joslin were traced Press items showing how much more President Hoover used the telephone than...