For the twelfth and last time in his first seven-year term of office now drawing to a close, the President of France last week held his own Sun King version of Meet the Press. Naturally, the question uppermost in the minds of 1,000 newsmen assembled in the Elysee was whether De Gaulle will stand for re-election Dec. 5 and a second septennat in office. Just as naturally, De Gaulle refused to answer it. "You will know with certainty in less than two months," he said helpfully.
Still, the ritual provides that every semiannual press conference have its characteristically...
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