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The Awkward Sight of Vice President John Nance Garner Squished in a Car with a Lot of Men

Check out this awkward photo of Vice President John Nance Garner, one of FDR's three VPs, squished in a car with a lot of other men. Taken around 1939. Source: Library of Congress.
View of Washington and the Potomac from Georgetown in 1865
Swampoodle Grounds (near present day Union Station), also known as Capitol Park, was the home of the Washington Nationals baseball team of the National League from 1886 to 1889.
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This is a super awkward situation. How many guys are in this car? This is a photograph of Vice President John Nance Garner, one of FDR’s three VPs, crammed in a car with a lot of other men. It was taken around 1939.

Vice President John N. Garner and others in automobile
Vice President John N. Garner and others in automobile

Source: Library of Congress

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