The scholarly President Yen Chia-kan was well known for the pleasure he took in receiving guests. One year, when the Ministry of Education invited some 50 presidents of world-famous universities to visit Taiwan, President Yen received each of them individually; and because of his special love of art and culture, he also received many people active in these fields.
而富文人氣質的嚴家淦總統則以喜愛接見訪客著名，某年教育部邀請五十名左右的世界著名大學校長訪問台灣，他都一一接見；而由於他特別喜歡藝術文化也接見了不少藝文工作者。