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Was Temporarily Trapped

On the 19th day of September, 1984 Former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was temporarily trapped in this elevator. VAN PELT-DIETRICH LIBRARY CENTER Photo courtesy of University of Pennsylvania's...

On the 19th day 
of September, 1984 
Former U.S. President 
Gerald R. Ford 
was temporarily trapped 
in this elevator.

VAN PELT-DIETRICH 
LIBRARY CENTER

Photo courtesy of University of Pennsylvania's Flickr and is used with permission.

Read more about this momentous occasion in Rebecca J. Rosen's article in The Atlantic.

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