Word: visitations
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From London he flew home via Lisbon, with delays for bad weather. This week, none too soon to suit him, he landed at LaGuardia Airport, where he was overwhelmed by five teary Kennedys: Mrs. Kennedy, daughters Jeane, Kathleen, Patricia, Eunice. First official visit was to the White House. He emerged in good humor, refused to answer any questions as to why he had come home. Later, still sphinxlike, he announced he would go on the radio and address the nation...
...President, though his face was much older than on his last visit to Harvard some five years ago when he attended the Fly Club initiation of his son John, didn't seem particularly worn by the strain of the last months. He talked jocularly and appeared completely in his element...
Earlier plans for the President's visit included a short ceremony in which Langdon P. Marvin '41, head of the Roosevelt for President College Clubs and godson of the President, was to have pinned a "Youth for Roosevelt" button on the President's lapel. This had to be cancelled for Tack of time. However, Marvin did report to the President on his activities in a fifteen minute conference at the train following the rally. Mr. Roosevelt expressed appreciation of the work he was doing...
Among others trying to solve London's dormitory-shelter problem was Admiral Sir Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans. And significant of the increasing seriousness of the morale problem was a visit by King George and Queen Elizabeth last week to some of Sir Edward's choicest bombed areas, new and old. As common sufferers whose home (Buckingham Palace) had received a share of bombs, Their Majesties picked their way through debris, watched wrecking crews work, talked with A. R. P. wardens...
Italy carries away top honors in The World in Flames with three picture-stealing scenes. The first shows bearded Count Dino Grandi on a visit to Washington in 1931 announcing that "Italy-a wants-a peace-a. Italy-a wants-a cooperation-a anda understanding-a amonga all-a the nations-a of the world-a." The second is Mussolini standing on a speaker's platform puffing, pouting and pleased over the cheers of his people. The third reproduces one of the most tragic and dramatic moments in modern history-Haile Selassie pleading for aid before the League...