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April 29, 1962 ~ President and Mrs. Kennedy Host Nobel Laureates at the White House

April 29, 2012 by Marie Posted in Culture, Education, History, Poetry, Politics, Science Leave a Comment

On April 29, 1962 President John F. Kennedy held a banquet honoring Nobel Laureates at the White House. Forty-nine Nobel Laureates, or their representatives attended. The guests included Pearl Buck, Rudolf Mossbauer, Mrs. Ernest Hemingway, Mrs. George Marshall and Dr. Linus Pauling.* It was on this occasion that Kennedy made his…

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