FDR Dies in Office: Truman Assumes the Presidency
Franklin D. Roosevelt died at his Georgia retreat, thrusting Vice President Harry Truman into the presidency just weeks before Germany's surrender. This sudden transition handed a leader with no knowledge of the Manhattan Project the ultimate responsibility for ending World War II and shaping the postwar world order.
April 12, 1945
81 years ago
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