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In reply to the discussion: They Got Away With It. [View all]lolly
(3,248 posts)In that first picture--I get the feeling they were all quite certain that this majestic portrait would find its way into all the history textbooks. They imagined themselves as a combination of George Washington and FDR, leading the country to liberate--well, something.
There was a whole lot of Greatest Generation Envy going on at the time, with politicians and the newsmedia.
When those reporters sat down like meek little mice at that press conference and quietly agreed not to ask questions, they all walked out trying to look as if they had just taken part in some solemn, historic turning point. They really imagined themselves witnesses to history. They probably all imagined they'd be publishing momentous tomes about their front seat to history, or something.