This article comes from Figaro magazine
Of him, at least, no one said that he was a character in a novel.
That's all he would have missed.
Being a reader was enough for him.
This president did not forget that he had been a normalien, and received first in the aggregation of letters.
His excellent
Anthology of French Poetry
proved it.
You have to remember.
At the time, the head of state was able to answer a question about Gabrielle Russer, a professor who committed suicide after having an affair with one of her students, with a quote from Éluard.
The press conference is remembered fondly.
Thanks to him, previously, Jacques Dutronc and his
Cacti
had resonated under the ceilings of the National Assembly.
Bushy eyebrows, black eyes and gravelly voice, the guy was impressive.
He was a smug peasant whose tuxedo suited him well.
He was reassuring.
Cantal and Tout-Paris, rue d'Ulm and Rothschild bank, the mix had charm and dynamism.
De Gaulle slapped him on the wrist because he drove a (used) Porsche…
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