But Mr. Frankel added that after Nixon left office in 1974 and was trying to rehabilitate his image, he wrote letters complimenting Times editorials and invited Mr. Frankel and other editors for lunch.

In a symbolic decision that no doubt will be scrutinized by the Kremlin leadership, Ms. Rice invited senior editors of Novaya Gazeta, a leading independent journal, to a meeting at her hotel.

I was at a meeting last week where the European Commission invited editors and reporters from media organisations around Europe to give their views on this as part of a White Paper consultation on European Communication Policy.

Robinson, who invited artists and editors to speak with his class, once brought in Stan Lee, then editor of Marvel Comics' 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics, and, "I think that was when Stan first saw Steve's work."

Christopher Graham, the Commissioner, invited editors to visit his offices in September 2009 to see information about possible criminal acts by their staff, contained in confidential files from an investigation known as "Operation Motorman".

After the meeting, Ms. Brown invited more than 30 magazine writers and editors to her Upper East Side home for Champagne and dessert last night, in what was described by those who attended as a thank-you and goodbye party.

Truly shocking, but then I think back to the jolt I felt when I heard that, four years earlier, the Browns had invited several tabloid editors to the funeral of their daughter, who tragically died at 10 days old.

Last month he invited editors and reporters from anti-apartheid publications that have consistently defied the press laws to his Soweto home.

Mr. Mills invited buyers and editors, and Mr. Lam invited his own friends - women in the cosmetics business, graphic designers, handbag designers, former colleagues and classmates, who happily bought his clothes, generally below wholesale.