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Gifts Show Presidential Inner Circle By Merriman Smith
A roundup of presidential mementos shows U S leaders gifting tie clasps cufflinks and other keepsakes to close aides. From F D R s cufflink gang to Kennedys thousands of tie pars the practice signals closeness and prestige while Nixon era pieces include a plain gold tie clasp and coins.
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UPI
White House
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
F.D.R
Harry S Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Air Force One
Henry A. Kissinger