1953
Nobel Banquet Menu 1953
Homard à la parisienne Pain riche Selle de chevreuil rôtie Sauce grand veneur, purée de marrons Savarin aux fruits à la liqueur de Maraschino VINS Deutz Champagne Brut Cachet Nobel Château Kirwan en Magnum Eau minérale Ramlösa Café Cognac Frapin V.S.O.P. Liqueurs BUFFET
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George C. Marshall – Biographical
Biographical
George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880-October 16, 1959), America’s foremost soldier during World War II, served as chief of staff from 1939 to 1945, building and directing the largest army in history. A diplomat, he acted as secretary of state from 1947 to 1949, formulating the «Marshall Plan», an unprecedented program of economic and military…
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Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Carl Joachim Hambro, Member of the Nobel Committee When Cadet First Captain George Catlett Marshall graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, was meeting to discuss the awarding of Nobel’s Peace Prize for the first time. And on the day when Marshall, who had not yet completed his twenty-first year, received a letter…
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