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...White House lawn, blanketed by the heaviest Washington snowfall in years, Harry Truman frolicked without topcoat, gleefully tossing snowballs. Then, back in his office, he tossed a snowball with a rock in it at General Motors and U.S. industry in general...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: A Policy Is Born | 12/31/1945 | See Source »

...into the side of a mountain." His interpreter, Charles E. Bohlen, pointed out that there were no mountains "around here." "That's fine," said Byrnes, "but do you know where 'here' is?" After a full hour of circling they landed, and Byrnes, in a tan topcoat and low pointed shoes, alighted in Moscow's sub-zero weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Uncertain Bearings | 12/24/1945 | See Source »

...cabled my sister in Los Angeles an ecstatic $10 message explaining the situation, and asking that my three suits and topcoat and shirts, etc., be sent immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - The First 24 Hours | 10/22/1945 | See Source »

...Duke & Duchess of Windsor dropped in on the Salvation Army in Manhattan-he in a brown and tan get-up with a black derby, she in a grey suit, matching beanie, sable scarf, pearl necklace, diamond clip, aquamarine-&-sapphire earrings. When the Duke shed his topcoat, a nosey bystander noted that it was a hand-me-down from the '30s, with a label inside the collar which read: "Prince of Wales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Jun. 18, 1945 | 6/18/1945 | See Source »

...open back seat of a Packard touring car, Candidate Roosevelt set out, bundled to his white-stubbled chin in a beaver-collared overcoat, his old brown campaign fedora scrunched on his balding poll. Beside him sat Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, shivering in a lightweight topcoat, his nose and chin blue with cold. The sky was lead-colored, the wind sharp. Franklin Roosevelt coughed occasionally and his eyes watered behind his pince-nez. But at Poughkeepsie, Wappingers Falls, Kingston and Newburgh, he waved his arm, grinned, bobbed his head vigorously, spoke cheerfully to the street crowds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Election: The Winner | 11/13/1944 | See Source »

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