THE PRESIDENCY: Family Occasion

The White House's big, high-ceilinged rooms were astir with all the pleasant bustle of a holiday weekend. Margaret was back from her concert tour.

Looking trim and poised, Margaret popped into the regular press conference held by her mother's secretaries. She told reporters that she had thoroughly enjoyed her tour,† though it had meant giving up desserts, candy and smoking. Singing, she admitted, was hard work, and she had had little time for partying.

Was there any chance of her "doing a Princess Elizabeth?" one reporter asked coyly. "No indication whatever," replied Margaret firmly, adding thoughtfully that she had met several nice...

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