Video: 'Funeral Of President Roosevelt (1945)' (Apr. 13, 1945, at 0:34-1:39)

(Friday, April 13, 1945, 10:13 a.m. CWT/11:13 a.m. EWT; during World War II) — A train carrying the body of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a memorial tomorrow in Washington departed Warm Springs, Georgia, today, one day after the president’s death by a massive cerebral hemorrhage (stroke). Continue reading Roosevelt departs Warm Springs for the final time 70 years ago this hour (Apr 13 1945) →

(Friday, April 13, 1945; during World War II) — President Harry S. Truman arrived at the White House today to begin his first day in office (having succeeded to the presidency the day before upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt), telling reporters: “Boys, if you ever pray, pray for me now…When they told me yesterday what happened, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me” (click here to watch a clip of Apr. 13, 1945, from “American Experience: Truman” at 1:32:16).

Video: 'Truman Being Sworn In (1945)'

(Thursday, April 12, 1945, 7:09 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — Vice President Harry S. Truman of Missouri, 60, standing erect, with his sharp features taut and looking straight ahead through his large, round glasses, became the 33rd President of the United States tonight in a ceremony lasting not more than a minute in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Continue reading VP Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd President of the United States 70 years ago this hour (Apr 12 1945) →

Video: 'Death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt' (Apr. 12, 1945, at 0:00-2:00)

(Thursday, April 12, 1945, 3:35 p.m. CWT/4:35 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — Franklin Delano Roosevelt, War President of the United States and the only Chief Executive in history who was chosen for more than two terms, died suddenly and unexpectedly today at Warm Springs, Georgia. He was 63. Continue reading President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 63, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage 70 years ago this hour (Apr 12 1945) →

Video: 'FDR: A Presidency Revealed: Part 18' (Apr. 12, 1945, at 7:22)

(Thursday, April 12, 1945, at about 1:00 p.m. CWT/2:00 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 63, was stricken by a massive cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) today at his retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, while artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff painted his portrait in the living room in the presence of Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd (with whom he resumed an extramarital affair), two cousins and his dog Fala. Continue reading President Franklin Roosevelt suffers a massive stroke 70 years ago this hour (Apr 12 1945) →