The Death of FDR On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 63, President of the United States serving his fourth term, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his cottage at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. Vice President Harry S. Truman took the oath of office as President at 7:09 P.M., in the Cabinet Room in the White House. Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone of the Supreme Court administered the oath. Shown here is the White House Stenographer’s Diary on the day of FDR’s death. -from the FDR Library
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The Death of FDR

On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 63, President of the United States serving his fourth term, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his cottage at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation.

Vice President Harry S. Truman took the oath of office as President at 7:09 P.M., in the Cabinet Room in the White House. Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone of the Supreme Court administered the oath.

Shown here is the White House Stenographer’s Diary on the day of FDR’s death.

-from the FDR Library

The G.I. Bill of Rights June 22 marks the 68th anniversary of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the GI Bill of Rights. Although World War II was far from over, FDR was determined to plan ahead for a smooth transition to peace, both abroad and at home. The President proposed to Congress a way to level the economic impact of the war’s end and to integrate returning veterans back into American society. The result was the GI Bill. Now widely credited with creating the post-war middle class, the GI Bill of Rights provided returning veterans with educational benefits, work training, hiring preferences, and subsidized loans for buying homes, businesses and farms. Here is the White House Stenographer’s Diary from June 22, 1944.  FDR signed the Bill at 11:30 AM. See the signed copy of the Act, photos, and FDR’s speech here.
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The G.I. Bill of Rights

June 22 marks the 68th anniversary of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the GI Bill of Rights.

Although World War II was far from over, FDR was determined to plan ahead for a smooth transition to peace, both abroad and at home. The President proposed to Congress a way to level the economic impact of the war’s end and to integrate returning veterans back into American society.

The result was the GI Bill. Now widely credited with creating the post-war middle class, the GI Bill of Rights provided returning veterans with educational benefits, work training, hiring preferences, and subsidized loans for buying homes, businesses and farms.

Here is the White House Stenographer’s Diary from June 22, 1944.  FDR signed the Bill at 11:30 AM.

See the signed copy of the Act, photos, and FDR’s speech here.

Source: fdrlibrary.marist.edu

Imagine a Democrat-Republican Presidential Ticket

Did you know that during his first-term in the White House, Harry S Truman asked General Dwight Eisenhower to run for President?

On July 25, 1947, Truman’s proposal was direct: rather than run for a second term, Truman would run for Vice President on an Eisenhower ticket.  Truman would relinquish his role as Commander in Chief, and as Vice President “would be happy outside the great white jail, known as the White House.”

Eisenhower and Truman both described the meeting in their respective diaries.  Ike’s entry on the right-hand page begins, “Astounding talk at the White House today.” 

Could this happen today? A Democratic President inviting a future Republican candidate to create a very unusual campaign for the Presidency?  Well, in a way it is happening.  Follow a bit of presidential history on Twitter at @IkeandHarry2012. 

Source: ikeandharry2012.org