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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMichael Beschloss: After Pearl Harbor 1941, FDR refused suggestions to surround the White House with
After Pearl Harbor 1941, FDR refused suggestions to surround the White House with light tanks because it might look as if our democracy was under siege:
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Michael Beschloss: After Pearl Harbor 1941, FDR refused suggestions to surround the White House with (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jun 2020
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FDR was a very intelligent President--unlike the current "occupant." n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Jun 2020
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,678 posts)1. FDR was a very intelligent President--unlike the current "occupant." n/t
dalton99a
(81,565 posts)2. And the lights were on.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,567 posts)3. Ummmmmmm, they were? No blackout? NT
NNadir
(33,538 posts)4. Well, it's pretty straight forward. FDR wasn't a cowering coward, nor was he an incompetent idiot.