Eleanor Roosevelt's Cape speech recalled on anniversary of FDR's death
Monday, April 12, 2021 ~ Updated 9:38 AM
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the nation’s 32nd president, died of a cerebral hemorrhage 76 years ago today in Warm Springs, Georgia — a sudden passing that catapulted Harry Truman of Missouri into the Oval Office.
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