Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• PART 1. LIFE BEFORE FORTY
• Rocky Mountain High
• Beginnings
• Party of Choice
• Boarding the Train
• Twenty-three Rabbits and an Elephant
• Making like Marco Polo
• The Social Tightrope
• D.C. Family Life
• PART 2. EL SALVADOR
• The Next Step
• Anatomy of an Embassy
• El Salvador Overview
• A Day in the Life....
• Domestic and Social Conventions
• Culture Shock
• Protoloco
• Sad Day for Democracy
• Coup d'Etat
• The Bill Collector
• Abroad and at Home
• Marxist Terrorism
• The El Salvador Tour
• Winds Up
• PART 3. PROTOCOL
• "Never, But Never, Miss of Motorcade"
• Occupational Hazards
• Hitting the Road with Mixon, Part I
• Hitting the Road with Nixon, Part 2
• The Fall of a President
• Back to Business as Usual
• A Refreshing Change in Command
• "Super K" in Action
• Lessons in Hardball Diplomacy
• Two Weeks, One King, Four Prime Ministers, and a Shah
• Sometimes You Win One....
• .. and Sometimes You Lose One
• Equal Time for Israel
• Preparing for the Next Challenge
• Spanish Successes and Bicentennial Bloopers
• Hail, Britannia
• PART 4. THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE PENTAGON
• A Post in Geneva
• Return to the Private Sector
• Investments in Politics and Publishing
• New Administration, New Job
• All Over the Map with Cap
• Channels of Communication
• The Media and the Pentagon
• Briefings and Leaks
• Civilian Ventures and Explorations
• PART 5. THE COURT OF ST JAMES
• Tapped for a Coveted Post
• Settling In
• Presentation of Credentials
• Dinner at Buckingham Palace - and Murder
• A Presidential Visit
• A Procession of Dignitaries
• Turnover in the Ranks
• Good Company, Good Food, Good Entertainment
• The Beefsteak Club, the Middle Temple, and Me
• Covering The Territory
• The Queen's English and Other Niceties
• Ties Between Nations
• Trouble in the Gulf
• Changing of the Guard
• The Approach of War
• A Bit of Celebration
• War
• A Compelling Offer
• PART 6. U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY
• "Director of What"?
• USIA Covers the World
• Achieving Goals, Addressing Concerns
• Freedom of the Press
• Public Diplomacy and an Open Door Policy at USIA
• On The Road Again
• The View From the Great Wall
• Next Stop, Eastern Europe
• The Changing Face of Africa
• Meeting Notes
• A Losing Campaign
• Melancholy Denouement
• Witch-Hunt
• Moving on.
• Notes
• Index