In the first week of his U.S. good-will visit, Chile's energetic President Gabriel González Videla lived up to all his advance notices. Flashing a smile reminiscent of F.D.R.'s, he raced from ceremony to celebration with a headlong pace that recalled the late Fiorello La Guardia.
The first night in Washington, González, with his handsome wife Mitty and his pretty daughter Sylvia, stayed with the Trumans at Blair House. After dinner, host Harry played the piano and Margaret sang. Then the President called on González, who likes to dabble in Debussy and Brahms, to take over. "I never play for anybody who...
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