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Churchill and FDR after the Casablanca conference, 1943. Churchill wanted FDR to see "the most lovely spot in the world" - the Atlas Mountains from a tower overlooking Marrakesh.

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FDR observes the mountains. Churchill observes FDR.
 
NutmegCT said:
Churchill and FDR after the Casablanca conference, 1943. Churchill wanted FDR to see "the most lovely spot in the world" - the Atlas Mountains from a tower overlooking Marrakesh.

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FDR observes the mountains. Churchill observes FDR.
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The Atlas (low, mid and high as well as the "anti Atlas") were amazing. I really didn't appreciate how mountainous norther Morocco was. Loved every minute of our 20 days there (where really go all over the place). Marrakesh was my favorite city... chaotic, dense, and fun.
 
Evidently the original "Marrakesh Express" (ala C, S, & N) no longer operates. We did take an amazing bullet train from Tangier to Rabat... at about 200mph!
 
Seeing the original VC-54 "Sacred Cow" at the USAF Museum in Dayton was quite a thrill, as was SAM 26000 (Kennedy's 707/AF One). The Sacred Cow was pretty spartan inside compared to later aircraft, but the elevator designed to raise and lower FDR's wheelchair into/out of the aircraft was ingenious. The forward cabin in SAM 26000, where LBJ took the oath of office after Kennedy's assassination is quite small, especially when you realize how many folks were "crammed in there" to be a part of that historic occasion. It gave me chills, as did the aft cabin, where JFK's temporary casket sat during the ride from Dallas to DC.
 
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