Roosevelt said he had the buildings put in the storied spot because he figured they would be so unsightly they would have to be torn down at the end of the war.
After 100 years, feds to finally shutter 'temporary' government building
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In January 1943, just two months after the Anglo-American landings in North Africa, President Franklin Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in, yes, Casablanca, where he declared his war aim.
The lessons of 'Casablanca'
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