Paris, France, Thursday June 30, 1955: 15th and last press conference of General Charles de Gaulle at the Continental Hotel: here, speaking in front of the microphones. Founder of the Rassemblement du peuple français (RPF), the general announces his farewell and his retirement from political life at the age of 64. He did not come back to the press until May 19, 1958, on the occasion of the events in Algeria. (photo: René Vital / Paris Match / Scoop)