Word: copycats
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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EMULATION. Few nations have so sought out and used the best from other societies as Japan. In a sense Japan has become "the best of all possible worlds." Examples abound of the copycat-Japan theme. In 1543 shipwrecked Portuguese mariners went ashore on the Japanese island of Tanegashima and traded a few firearms in return for food and water from the locals, who had never before encountered either Westerners or their weapons. Thirty years later one of the sailors returned to the island, and this time found the populace armed with 20,000 guns, each an exact replica of that...
...with every First Couple since. So, in keeping with a four-decade tradition, Jimmy and Rosalynn agreed to pose for Yousuf Karsh's camera. The Carters, says the famed Ottawa lensman, were "very cordial, warm and cooperative" as subjects. So was Amy's pet, Misty Malarkey, a copycat who insisted on being included in Rosalynn's portraits, taken in the Yellow Oval Room. The President, who had generously allowed two hours for his session in the Oval Office, proved especially understanding when asked to pose again for some shots that had been incorrectly exposed. "Mr. Karsh," sympathized...