Beirut in April (circa 1961)Vishy KurugantiApril 22, 20122 minsKhalil Gibran parc in Beirut In Ambassador’s Journal, John Kenneth Galbraith writes about his 3-day layover in Beirut, enroute to India — where he would begin his tenure as US Ambassador to India…
Diplomacy 101 – blast from the 1961 Galbraith archivesVishy KurugantiApril 12, 20121 minsPic: courtesy toonpool.com In Ambassador’s Journal, John Kenneth Galbraith shares a Diplomacy 101 aphorism (“don’t do anything”) in his February 18, 1961 journal entry. February 18-Washington…
When hard liquor was served at a White House party for the first timeVishy KurugantiApril 06, 20121 minsI recently started reading Ambassador’s Journal – John Kenneth Galbraith’s personal account of the Kennedy years. It’s a 500+ page heavy tome but my pal (@zenrainman) tells me why it should be a fun…