Of Diamonds & Diplomats
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Of Diamonds & DiplomatsDescription
Baldrige as the first woman executive at Tiffany's, who became social secretary to Ambassador and Mrs. Bruce at the American Embassy in Paris and later Jacqueline Kennedy's social advisor at the White House. Her memoirs recount her adventures in Paris, Rome, and Washington, D.C., filled with anecdotes of diplomatic and White House social life among ambassadors, first families, and high society figures of the era.Context
A firsthand account of how White House and diplomatic social operations actually functioned at the highest levels during a pivotal era in American public life, written by a woman who helped define the role of social secretary as a professional discipline blending etiquette, diplomacy, and public relations.Category
Public Relations