At the end of the film, it is hinted that a guard who was standing outside the White House room where Eddie and Maria were married was in fact the president, Franklin Roosevelt. In reality, FDR was unable to stand under his own power because of the devastating effects of his polio. However, all during his presidency his family and aides hid his incapacity through a variety of means, such as having him walk arm-in-arm beside one of his sons. The effort was so successful that many people swore that they actually saw him walk on his own, in public and in private. The film's ending helped to reinforce this illusion in the mind of the public.

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