A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: December 16, 1917 Death: May 5, 1997 |
I was a student at Harvard, and that's where I learned about so-called avant-garde music. Jackson Pollock, abstract expressionism and painting were well known at this time.
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace.

