Male American Soldiers in White Uniforms Carrying the Coffin of Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, 1933. USA. 'When the president-elect [FDR] was visiting Miami, Florida, there in the darkness, someone took a shot at him. The culprit was marched off, but though he'd missed his aim, he'd found a target. Miami's Mayor Cermak. So in place of Franklin Roosevelt, Mayor Cermak lost his life. It is reported that before he died, one of the last things he said was: "I'm glad that it was me".' From "Time To Remember - Around the Corner", (Reel 4); diary of events in 1932-1933 in the
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Male American Soldiers in White Uniforms Carrying the Coffin of Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, 1933. USA. 'When the president-elect [FDR] was visiting Miami, Florida, there in the darkness, someone took a shot at him. The culprit was marched off, but though he'd missed his aim, he'd found a target. Miami's Mayor Cermak. So in place of Franklin Roosevelt, Mayor Cermak lost his life. It is reported that before he died, one of the last things he said was: "I'm glad that it was me".' From "Time To Remember - Around the Corner", (Reel 4); diary of events in 1932-1933 in the United States of America - Franklin Roosevelt becomes the President.