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JOSIP BROZ TITO’S OFFICE

(The central salon)

The Office of the President represents a Committee building in 1965 and never again
workroom intended for day-to-day govern- spent time in his office in this building.
ment duties giving the impression of large In 1962 a gala dinner was held in the Palace
space because of the small number of fur- of Federal Executive Council in honor of Leonid
niture elements. The large table the work Breznjev
meetings, shelves and a cupboard were all the In 1963 Tito was host to Nikita Sergeyevich
President of Federal Executive Council needed. Khruschchev and Nina Petrovna in the Palace
Representativeness and impression of power of Federal Executive Council
were achieved by special selection of details In 1970 Tito was host to Richard Nixon in the
and proportions. A large glass wall along the Palace of Federal Executive Council
entire length of the office separates the off - In 1971 Leonid Breznjev was once more Tito’s
ice from the Danube River oriented terrace. guest in the Palace of Federal Executive Council
During the construction and furnishing of this -
office, Tito was particularly interested in the slavia and Soviet Union
dimensions of the office and the control and In 1972 Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Philip
inspection of those works were entrusted to visited the Palace of Federal Executive Council
Aleksandar Ranković personally. Tito enjoyed In 1975 the president of USA Gerald Ford and
spending time in his office in the Palace of the First Lady were guests at the formal dinner
Federal Executive Council and the formal re- held by Tito in the Palace of Federal Executive
ception of the foreign and domestic guests Council
and diplomats was held in ceremonial hall and In 1977 Tito was host to Danish Royal Couple
salons while regarding the Central Committee as well as many other important international
-
Tito was present at the opening of the Central ecutive Council.