I went to the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce; they gave me a list and I started to telephone Paris, Rome, London, San Francisco...

"I got your name from the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce, if you're still looking for a place to stay, I could put you up in my home. I've a man who could take you the 45 minutes to the Games each morning and bring you back each evening. Of course, you'll have to take 'pot luck' with me for dinner."

Princess Vera, Prince Egon Von Furstenburg, a builder from the Poconos, a doctor from San Francisco, and lots more filled the house for two weeks. What went on may become a book; the point is, they loved it... and so did I.