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He was the phenomenonof the twenties.
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When you think that he wasas well-known as Lindbergh...
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it's really quite astonishing.
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His story reflected the natureof our civilization...
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the character of our times.
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Yet it was alsoone man's story...
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and all the themesof our culture were there--
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heroism, will,things like that--
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but when you look back on it,it was very strange.
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Well, it is ironic...
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to see how quicklyhe has faded from memory...
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considering whatan astounding record he made.
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He was,of course, very amusing...
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but at the same timetouched a nerve in people...
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perhaps in a way in which theywould prefer not to be touched.
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It certainly isa very bizarre story.
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The year is 1928.
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America, enjoying a decadeof unequaled prosperity...
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has gone wild.
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The Jazz Age, it is called.
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The rhythms are syncopated.The morals are looser.
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The liquor is cheaper,when you can get it.
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