An American Diplomat in Franco Spain is filled with Michael Aaron
Rockland's experiences as a cultural attache at the United States
embassy in Madrid, Spain in the 1960s. He captures episodes of
historical and cultural significance as he goes about doing his
country's business. Some of his stories are quite poignant while
others are quite amusing. He shares with his readers how he avoided
shaking Francisco Franco's hand, how he spent a day with Martin
Luther King in Madrid, how his son was selected to be in the movie
Dr. Zhivago, how he came to know several Kennedys, including
Senator Edward Kennedy, Pat Lawford Kennedy, and Jackie Kennedy,
and how the U.S. accidentally dropped four unarmed hydrogen bombs
on Spain. Throughout these stories, Rockland explains Spanish
culture, past and present, with his experiences involving bull
fighting, being a Jew in a very Catholic Spain, his love affair
with Spanish food, and what is lost in translation.
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