Memo to all federal officials, military and civilian, who swear to uphold, preserve, protect, defend, or otherwise shield the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic: If you didn't think you might not have to actually do it at some point, you shouldn't have sworn the oath in the first place.
For some insight into the thinking of Japanese military and political leadership prior to and during WWII (although this isn't the main subject of the book), "Flyboys" by James Bradley is excellent. The book overall is also a helluva piece of historical/military detective work.
I don't know if it has been written about, but I recall hearing it several times during the year I worked in the building in the early 1980s.
And here I thought it was the platonic form of the suitcase in "What's Up, Doc?" Silly me.
Oh, man. I worked for a small PR agency in 1982-83 on the 13th floor of the Flatiron; my boss's office was in the point, with a spectacular view. When she was out of the office at lunchtime, which was fairly frequently, I'd often go in there to eat my lunch while just enjoying the view.
It's one of the things I miss most about New York.
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