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Washington Post Memoir Tales and Polished Jesters at Waldorf
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a Washington visit with letters to the Lord and Cardinal Spellman, amid anecdotes about Monsignor Sheen, Simon, and late 1940s social scenes. The piece mentions Merriman Smith, Margaret Truman, Betty Kean, Fred Allen, and Lou Walters with shifting backstage memories of radio, politics, and show business.
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