Thread by @jaketapper

The @Devil_May_Dance, Chapter 16:

"They were leaning against the stone wall near the entrance to Madison Square Garden, patriotic semicircled political bunting hanging from the marquee above their heads...

@Devil_May_Dance "...Hundreds of extras dressed in
summer clothes streamed past them into the arena, carrying signs
and umbrellas for candidates 'Big' John Iselin and Benjamin K. Arthur...

@Devil_May_Dance "...Sinatra, taking a smoke break, was in full army uniform as Bennett Marco, complete with his service cap, a poor substitute for the crooner’s signature fedora...

@Devil_May_Dance "...Standing on the dirty street, braving the cold, he looked every bit a man of the people—but the police, private bodyguards, and yellow wooden barriers keeping gawking crowds at a safe distance told the real story."

#Manchurian