The worst thing that happened to Charles de Gaulle last week was that an aide dropped a briefcase full of papers into the water as he hopped from a launch onto the quay at Valparaiso, Chile. It hardly mattered. After 14 days of his 27-day Latin American trip, De Gaulle had it all down pat, and was moving at what the French call vitesse de croisière, comfortable cruising speed.
On with the Dance. The incredible old soldier actually looked healthier than when he started the tour, despite Paris' fears that the long journey...
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