mcclure, may i bring this old stogie into your home?, she was luckily well used to her husband's pipe smoking and agreed, and anyway, could she have turned down the world's most famous cigar smoker? mrs. mcclure remembered later churchill's hand were very soft, almost like a babies, which struck me as an odd but telling description. there was a huge buffet of food, rolls, salads, mashed potatoes, a good old missouri feast. churchill was impressed most by the giant ham that had been curing for weeks, and he turns to ida belle and said, the pig has reached the highest point of its evolution in this ham. [laughter] and so ida belle considered that a job well done. and here we see a picture taken just after the lunch of governor phil donnelly of missouri, mr. churchill himself, president harry truman and bullet mcclure sharing a laugh about something or other, probably the ham comment. and at around 2 p.m. the police and secret service began letting people in to the gym, and many more lined up outside. of course, only those who had a ticket