The Capital: Far from the Briar Patch

Well, there's just no end to it. Every time anyone thinks that Jack and Jackie Kennedy have surpassed themselves in their White House receptions, they manage to super-surpass themselves. Last week they did it again.

To the home of the President and his lady came 49 Nobel laureates, who with their wives and other distinguished guests totaled 173.* Gathering in the East Room, the Nobelmen plucked glasses of Manhattans, martinis and sherry from passing trays. Then the word quietly passed that the President was about to enter—and waiters plucked the drinks away from...

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