Word: vineyard
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...exulted whenever she met a White House veteran. A few years ago, at a dinner party on Martha's Vineyard given by Katharine Graham, then publisher of the Washington Post, she chatted animatedly with Nancy Reagan. "They were riveted by each other," says one of Graham's guests. "They compared notes on being First Lady, the problems of running the White House. It was like two suburban ladies talking about a good sale on V-8 juice...
WASHINGTON -- BILL and HILLARY CLINTON, normally slow to plan their summer vacations, are getting an early start this year. The Clintons are interested ; in returning to Martha's Vineyard, but this time they want a spread that is a bit more lavish than the modest digs provided last August by former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. The Secret Service has begun to do some advance checking on the island but hasn't yet found a suitable house. Apparently nobody who has a place large enough to suit the First Family wants to give it up and miss the chance to hobnob...
...President stayed in Edgartown, the third of the six towns which lie scattered around the island's shores. (Unlike its tiny, cramped neighbor Nantucket, the Vineyard has more than one real town.) Visitors to Edgartown will enjoy the shops and restaurants which line the town's main street, and the adventurous traveler can take a ferry across Katama Bay to the "island" of Chappaquidick to see the site of Edward M. Kennedy's '54-'56 infamous accident and perhaps the ruin of his Presidential hopes. But the island is much more than a collection of tourist-trap towns...
...perhaps the most surprising aspect of life on the Vineyard is the tremendous variety of experiences. From a hike in the woods to a jog on the beach, the island offers something for everyone, from serious bikers to vacationing Presidents...
Nantucket, which sits off Cape Cod a few miles beyond Martha's Vineyard (its would-be rival), is a great place for students trips during spring break. Because it's not the island's peak season yet, prices for food and lodging are relatively inexpensive. (They're a ripoff in the summertime...