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Steve (58L8134), you're welcome!
Photograph of ceremony at Lincoln Memorial attended by Vice President Truman, celebrating Lincoln's Birthday. 12 February 1945 source: NATIONAL ARCHIVES CATALOG ; Abbie Rowe, 1905-1967, Photographer (NARA record: 8451352) Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted Attach file:  (309.45 KB)
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Hi Guscha
That's a great image of the event at the Lincoln Memorial, February 12, 1945. Vice President Harry Truman was still two months away from death of FDR which thrust him into the Presidency. There was still terrible fighting in both war theaters though much hope the war would soon come to a peaceful conclusion with the progress being made. Here is a closer look at his Packard that day. Its amazing how many Packards appear in images of the important events with the prominent people of the day. Steve Attach file: (150.53 KB)
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...Its amazing how many Packards appear in images of the important events with the prominent people of the day. Steve (58L8134), I'm convinced, that the PMCC marketing department did its best. Attach file: (34.53 KB)
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Hi Guscha
I'm sure they were in there pitching, too bad they didn't get Eisenhower to take his Inaugural Parade ride in a new "53 Caribbean rather than the '53 Cadillac Eldorado he did. Those events were great prestige boosters then. Steve
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... Those events were great prestige boosters then ... You're absolutely right. All over the world Mercedes enjoyed that effect to the fullest for decades. Years ago, Dave (O_D) informed on -> Packards in the White House fleet. The Truman Presidential Library -> contains a pic that illustrates the efforts of PMCC to keep pace after the war. image source: mercedes-benz-passion.com Attach file: (153.23 KB)
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Nehru in Calcutta 1949
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"From Packardia"???
New countries are popping up all the time but hadn't heard of that one before.  
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...hadn't heard of that one before... Mal, it's located beyond the past. Please find attached another three pics, taken in India. Don't know if the given annual details are correct. Attach file: (62.49 KB) (49.51 KB) (99.46 KB)
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?lafur Ragnar Gr?msson; born 14 May 1943 is an Icelandic politician, who was the fifth President of Iceland from 1996 to 2016 [source: wikipedia].
This car was our first carforce number one, a couple of years ago. image source: icelandmonitor.mbl.is Attach file: (70.37 KB)
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