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White House Gets Greetings All Wrong

Egalitarian handshake better than hugs, curtsies: Miss Manners

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Jun 10, 2009 4:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – After watching six presidents botch greetings with their global counterparts, Miss Manners has had it. “Where is the Office of Protocol, for goodness’ sake,” Judith Martin fumes in the Washington Post. Fifty years ago, “the American huggy movement” replaced the egalitarian handshake—...   Read full story »

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