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another minor pet peeve about historical dramas that pops up in Oppenheimer. the ironic coyness about DC insiders not knowing who someone like JFK was -- (edited)

"some young guy from Massachusetts looking to make a name for himself"

the dad was FDR's ambassador to England when WWII broke out. literally everyone in DC knew who JFK was by the time he made it to the senate, if only from his terms in the House of Reps.

*leans over to the person next to me*. "He's talking about JFK!"


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