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Autograph stories and presidential recollections
A reminiscence by Jim Bishop recounts a 1956 Republican Convention tale with Hoover and Kennedy, including an autograph request from a woman and the mood of the San Francisco event. The anecdote shifts to Eisenhower and Dulles, Johnson family moments, and a humorous White House episode, ending with a note on Britain’s 21 gun salute and naval gunpowder history.
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Hoover
San Francisco
Secret Service
Tess
Kennedy
Ireland
County Wexford
Innescrothy
Boston
Dwight Eisenhower
Jim Hagerty
Mr. Eisenhower
General Persons
Dulles
Lyndon Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Honey Fitz
Lynda