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| By J. R. A. | By J. R. A. | ||
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| MARCH fourth, nineteen hundred and thirty three, was to me a momentous day in the history of the United States. I wish briefly to describe two events that took place in Washington that day, whose significance I leave to each one who reads to judge for him or herself. | MARCH fourth, nineteen hundred and thirty three, was to me a momentous day in the history of the United States. I wish briefly to describe two events that took place in Washington that day, whose significance I leave to each one who reads to judge for him or herself. | ||
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| Next, as Roosevelt stood with his hand on the Bible, to take the oath of office, I looked up in the overcast sky. And there in the clouds, was a perfect reproduction of the face of Jesus Christ—almost an exact duplicate of Da Vinci’s portrait, at least so it seemed to me, and it looked down on the assembled multitude for almost a full minute; then it disappeared. The expression on that face was one of infinite understanding and compassion. | Next, as Roosevelt stood with his hand on the Bible, to take the oath of office, I looked up in the overcast sky. And there in the clouds, was a perfect reproduction of the face of Jesus Christ—almost an exact duplicate of Da Vinci’s portrait, at least so it seemed to me, and it looked down on the assembled multitude for almost a full minute; then it disappeared. The expression on that face was one of infinite understanding and compassion. | ||
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