In fact, MacArthur was considered a potential Republican presidential
candidate and made some speeches, but it didn't work out. So he was a
politician, too.
-- Alan
On 3/28/16 9:42 AM, James Saxe via Callers wrote:
This isn't exactly a case of naming a dance after a politician
(in the sense of someone seeking or holding elective government
office), but the description of "Monadnock Reel" in the syllabus
from the 2011 Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend includes the
following comment:
Dudley [Laufman] added, "[Ralph] Page originally named the
dance MacArthur's Reel after General Douglas MacArthur, but
when the boys came home to Keene after the war, Ralph found
that many of them did not share a love for the general. So
he changed the name to Monadnock Reel."
--Jim
On Monday, March 28, 2016 9:41 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers
<callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Let me rephrase:
Is there a precedent for naming a dance after a living politician?
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