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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts) Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:02 AM Apr 2020

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Those had better not be tan suits.

Presidential press conference, 1939: #AP

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Those had better not be tan suits. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 OP

Wouldn't work in these days... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2020 #1

How dare they .. CatMor Apr 2020 #2

It's an AP photograph. I'm sure someone can look it up in the files to see which mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #3

In all fairness, he could also be wearing that lovely invention from the South: Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #4

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,779 posts)

1. Wouldn't work in these days...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:05 AM

Apr 2020

That is a “black and white” photo...this administration only uses “white and whiter” photography.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

2. How dare they ..

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:06 AM

Apr 2020

Interesting photo. Is that Joseph McCarthy and Joe Kennedy taking notes.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts)

3. It's an AP photograph. I'm sure someone can look it up in the files to see which

Reply to CatMor (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:19 AM

Apr 2020

correspondents were there.

Baitball Blogger

(46,758 posts)

4. In all fairness, he could also be wearing that lovely invention from the South:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:20 AM

Apr 2020

The baby blue business suit.

And you probably didn't know about it, because most of the pictures from the fifties on down are in black and white.

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