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Nudity, drinking, smoking: Winston Churchill’s unusual diplomacy
His time at the White House serves as a case study in getting what you want
Some questions of diplomatic protocol are tricky. Others are not. For instance, should one meet a head of state clothed or nude? Winston Churchill, Britain’s former prime minister and the puckish hero of a new history, often chose to grin—and bare it.
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