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Entertaining Washington (D.C.) History 20th century Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Friends and associates Nobel Prize winners Political culture United States History 20th century United States Politics and government 1961-1963 Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs 20th century White House (Washington, D.C.) History 20th centuryFilter By Authors
Esposito, Joseph A.Esposito, Joseph A.
Summary: In April 1962, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy hosted forty-nine Nobel Prize winners -- along with many other prominent scientists, artists, and writers -- at a famed White House dinner. Among the guests were J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was officially welcomed back to Washington after a stint in the political wilderness; Linus Pauling, who had picketed the White House that very afternoon;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England 2018