The Diplomat · Season 3, Episode 1, "Emperor Dead"
Trowbridge's swearing-in gift: The Gutenberg Bible of 1454
Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear)
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Someone on the American side wants a Bible that at least looks adult-size for the oath photo. Trowbridge, told he can't be in that photo, turns up with a gift anyway: the Gutenberg Bible. Gutenberg printed it in Mainz in the 1450s, and the Library of Congress counts 49 copies that made it into the twentieth century. Bringing one to a swearing-in is the head-of-state version of showing up with a better bottle than the host.
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