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"From the beginning of the clip as Cohan and the butler go up the stairs, you view the portraits of presidents.  Once inside the office, you notice that Cohan is wearing a flag pin on his lapel.  In the flashback, there is a lot of flag waving and also a parade, which you realize that it is the 4th of July.\n \n\n\n\tThere are many places where the dialog boosts American morale.  The conversation between the butler and Cohan as the butler talks about seeing Cohan 30 years prior.  “The play was George Washington Junior.  You was just singing and dancing to all about the grand ol’ flag.”  As the camera pulls back, the last portrait on the wall is George Washington. \n \n\n\n\t“Regular Yankee Doodle Dandy always carrying a flag in a parade or following one.”\n \n\n\n\t”I hope you haven’t outgrown the habit”.\n \n\n\n\t”Not a chance”\n \n\n\n\t”That’s something I’ve always admired about you Irish Americans.  You carry your love of country like a flag right in the open.”\n \n\n\n\tThe opening with FDR gives a purpose to the storytelling as we see Cohan reminise about his life.  If it opened with just the parade, one would question what was so special about the parade and not be able to make the connection so readily.\n "
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