TIME has had frequent occasion in the past few years to speculate on the future of France and the rest of the world après De Gaulle. When mirage became reality on the evening of April 27, our correspondents were well-prepared to cover the cataclysm. Sensing in advance that France would say non to the general, Paris Bureau Chief William Rademaekers, a veteran European reporter, had assigned six correspondentsall French-speakingto cover France's leading politicians, four major provincial cities and news sources in the capital.
At 4:40 p.m. that Sunday, about 13 hours after TIME had closed in New York, Rademaekers called the editors...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
