THE PRESIDENCY: The White House Week: Nov. 29, 1926

The White House Week

¶ A man, looking something like the late President Harding, was presented to President Coolidge last week. He is George Gretziano, newly appointed Rumanian Minister to the U. S. He speaks French, Italian and Spanish, and understands English, but does not speak it. He hopes to learn it. Said the President in welcoming him: "The presence in this country of Her Majesty, the Queen of Rumania, is indeed a happy expression of that friendship and mutual consideration Existing between Rumania and the United States." ¶ An oil painting...

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