The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.
-- Kingman Brewster, Jr.
   
Kingman Brewster, Jr.   Name:
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Type:
Educator
Nationality:
American
Birth:
June 17, 1919
Death:
November 8, 1988
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