Embassy Snack Bar Says No to Amy Carter
Former President Jimmy Carter’s daughter, Amy, was denied entry to the U.S. Embassy snack bar by a Marine guard because she lacked the necessary meal ticket.
“They wouldn’t let us in,” said Carter, 17, who is taking a two-week Soviet tour. She and five companions waited on the sidewalk outside the embassy for 45 minutes until two American correspondents took them in and bought them cheeseburgers.
“The guard asked where we were going and said we weren’t allowed in the snack bar,” she said. Asked if she identified herself to the guard, she replied, “Of course not.”
The Marine greeted her by name when she went in with the reporters.
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