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...long out of a regular job and has kept himself so busy. It is 19 years since he became, at 58, that white elephant of American politics, an ex-President (the only living one). Most recently he has been living and working in the tower of Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, mainly putting together the notes which he has jotted down during ocean voyages and waits in railway and air terminals. The notes are his recollections of 70-odd years-his memoirs, his convictions and his self-vindication. He has finished three volumes and has started a fourth...
...Waldorf suite comes a steady stream of callers, including Republican Congressmen and foreign officials. He spends part of every day with these visitors, assiduously pumping them. He is one of the best-informed private citizens...
...eight o'clock last Thursday night I was standing in front of the Waldorf Cafeteria in Harvard Square. Two paddy wagons were loading students. As one drove off, I heard the following over a nearby police squad car radio...
...student merely tried to cross the street," Ira Levy '54 said. "A cop came up to him and said 'get going." He said 'I am, I am,' and tried to get away. The policeman started to push him and then dragged him toward the Waldorf Cafeteria and the cruisers...
Last week, on the Head's soth anniversary, 1,600 alumni assembled in the grand ballroom of Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria to pay him tribute. But the main purpose of the banquet was to present the Head with a gift. For a long time, Alumnus Alexander Johnson had looked around for something that would please...