Franklin D. Roosevelt served in office until April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia. He was 63 years old and politico.com states that “At about 1 p.m., Roosevelt said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” He slumped forward in his chair and was carried, unconscious, to his bedroom. An attending cardiologist, Howard Bruenn, administered a shot of adrenaline into the president’s heart, trying in vain to revive him. Roosevelt died at 3:35 p.m.” He was buried in Hyde Park, New York at his family home. Many Americans stood near the train that carried Franklin D. Roosevelt’s body as they said goodbye to their former president. FDR was succeed by Harry S. Truman.
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