We Interrupt This Broadcast: April 12 1945

We Interrupt This Broadcast: April 12 1945 by ric gustafson



There was only one man to be elected President for four terms. And he presided over two of the greatest crises the country has ever gone through, the Great Depression and World War II. In office, his policies changed the country socially and economically. That man was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
He grew up in wealthy surroundings but dedicated himself to the poor. He was crippled by polio but led the country through it's darkest hours. By March 1945, victory in Europe was nearly at hand. The war and the office was taking it's toll on him physically so he decided to take a vacation at Warm Springs Georgia. On April 12, Elizabeth Shoumatoff came to work on a portrait of the President. Around 1:00, the butler brought the President his lunch. At that moment, the President lowered his head and complained that he had a terrible headache. Then he collapsed and lost consciousness.
He was moved to a bedroom and his physician Dr Bruenn came. The President's breathing had stopped and all attempts to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at 3:35 pm.
At 5:30 pm, Vice President Harry Truman arrived. Within 90 minutes, Truman became our 33rd President. Broadcasting was interrupted at 5:47 pm with the tragic news.


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