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Q. What living person do you most admire?
A. General MacArthur, of course.
Q. At what age do you think a woman is most attractive?
A. If she is an attractive woman — any age. However, I do think that a mature woman of charm, dignity and worldliness has a great deal on her side.
Q. What do you think are the most desirable assets in a wife?
A. Tolerance and a fine sense of humor.
Q. Are you fussy about your own clothes?
A. No. I like knockabout tweeds. But I am a nut on hats — I like to have mine specially made.
Q. Do you have any particular health secret?
A. A very simple one. Nine hours sleep and a workout each morning with old-fashioned calisthenics and a rowing machine.
Q. Do you like dogs?
A. I have 14 of 'em. What do you think ?
Q. What is your favorite parlor game?
A. Backgammon — and after that, gin rummy.
Q. Are you superstitious?
A. Not at all. I purposely walk under ladders and such.
Q. What reaction do you get when you read about yourself in the papers or magazines?
A. I must admit I kind of like it, even though I'm not very good material for interviewers.
Q. What characteristic about people irks you the most?
A. Ingratitude.
Q. What trait do you value most in a person?
A. Gratitude. To me gratitude covers a lot of other traits — humility, good sportsmanship, fairness and love of your fellow being.
Q. What is your worst fault? A. Laziness.
Q. Have you ever been a disappointment to your family?
A. Yes, to an aunt who wanted me to be a lawyer.
If at first. . .
If you have a dainty hanky And it's soiled and stained and gray — And you wash your little hanky in the or-di-nary way. . .
you don't succeed . . .
If you soak it and you rinse it, and you give It quite a rub — Yet that ghostly shadow tints it when you lift it from the tub . . .
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