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Meryl Gordon
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The Woman Who Knew Everyone
: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington's Most Famous Hostess
Meryl Gordon
2025
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Washington’s Hostess with the Mostes’
Dinner parties in the capital have long been a path to power, but Perle Mesta had her eye on a different prize.
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Thomas Mallon
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The New Yorker
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January 20, 2025
