John Gizzi

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John Gizzi @johngizzi

Contrary to popular lore, Jesse Owens insisted, Hitler did not snub him after he won '36 Olympics & in fact shook his hand & congratulated him. The person who did snub him, he said, was FDR, who never invited him to WH or congratulated him. That's why Jesse became Republican. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2019

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John Gizzi @johngizzi

Running w. Jesse Owen's & winning 83 yrs. ago today at the Berlin Olympics was Ralph Metcalfe of Chicago, later alderman from Chgo. and U.S. Rep. from 1970-78 (one of his top campaign operatives was precinct Capt. Fraser Robinson, father of Michelle Obama). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2019

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John Gizzi @johngizzi

At '36 Olympics, runners Marty Glickman & Sam Stoller--both Jewish--were replaced on the 400-meter relay race by Jesse Owen's & Ralph Metcalfe. This was the last-minute decision of Olympic chief Avery Brundage--portrayed by Philip Kerr in the Bernie Gunther novels as antisemetic. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2019