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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (833659)	2/1/2015 1:17:01 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578162

That's a shame. He could have saved a shipload of doomed people and he didn't lift a finger. Reminds me of the story about Sen. Barkley of KY asking FDR to support a federal anti-lynching law. Afterward, FDR told the story to his staff and laughed his ass off. Senator McNary, the Republican floor leader, retorted, contending that President Roosevelt could have obtained passage of the bill in three days; that there had been no attempt in ``good faith'' to break the filibuster. partners.nytimes.com Who Snubbed Jesse Owens, Franklin Delano Roosevelt or Adolf Hitler?by Adept2u Follow .................. The answer is FDR snubbed Jesse Owens, and not Hitler. Owens said, "Hitler didn't snub me – it was FDR who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram."[13] On the other hand, Hitler sent Owens a commemorative inscribed cabinet photograph of himself.[14] Jesse Owens was never invited to the White House nor were honors bestowed upon him by president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) or his successor Harry S. Truman during their terms. In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower honored Owens by naming him an "Ambassador of Sports." So, my extremely nervy friends as you’re picking my heroes do be sure to include Dwight David Eisenhower, who was actually the first President to include a Black person in his executive cabinet. ............ dailykos.com