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Death Comes Suddenly at Warm Springs of Cerebral Hemorrhage
Truman En ters White House in M ost Critica 1 Period
Vice President
Sworn In; Faces
Tremendous Task
Washington, April 12—
(AP)—Harry S- Truman of
Missouri was sworn in as
thirty-second president of the
United States tonight at 7:09
p. m. (EWT)
Solemnly he repeated the
oath of the nation’s highest
office brief hours after
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
died of a cerebral hemorr
hage at Warm Spring, Ga.
Truman is GO.
It was a moment of sig
nificance to America and a
wearing world. The transi
tion in the Nation’s leader
ship came when Allied might
was nearing victory in Eu
rope and when preparations
for permanent peace even
now wore under way.;
One-Time County Judge
To Truman, one-time Missouri
county judge, falls the tremendous
task of shaping that peace so
largely patterned by Roosevelt.
Trurnah his hand on a small
Bible whose pages were edged'
in red, repeated the oath after
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone.
The scene was the cabinet room
in the executive offices of the
White House, where for more
years than any other President,
Mr. Roosevelt had presided over
momentous meetings of his key
advisers.
They were there tonight to
watch the slender, grey, former
Senator from Missouri inducted
into the highest, office.
Truman read the oath from a
slip- of white paper, swearing to
uphold the constitution.
He came to the end.
“So help you God?” Stone in
toned..
“So help me God,” Truman
said.
To his left was Mrs. Truman
and her daughter.
Truman shook hands with the
group around him, all with solemn
races, many with red eves.
Then he and 'his family walked
over to the White House for a
few moments of seclusion.
Nation’s Only Four-Term Chief Dies at 3;35 p.m.; Taken Suddenly Ill at One O’clock
While Architect Made Sketches of Him; In Excellent Spirits This Morning;
Funeral Saturday in Washigton; Burial in Hyde Park
Warm Springs, Ga., April 12—(AP)—President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died suddenly at 3:35 p.
m., Central W ar I ime today of a massive cerebral hemorrhage.
Commander Howard Bruenn, naval physician, made this announcement to reporters shortly alin WL.de
House Secretary W illiam H. Hassett called a hurried news conference to announce the death of the Nation's
only fourth-term Chief Executive.
Mr. Roosevelt died in the Little White House on top of Pine Mountain where he had come for a three-
week rest. He was 63 years bld.
Dr. Bfuenn said he saw the President this morning and he was in excellent
“At one -------
, „ spirits at 9:30 a.m.
o'clock." Bruenn added, “He was sitting in a chair while sketches were being made of him by
architect. He suddenly complained of a very severe occipital headache (back of the head).
“Within a very few minutes he lost consciousness. He was seen by me at 1:30 p.m., fifteen minutes
after the episode had started.
an
“He did not regain consciousness and he died at 335 p.m.”
Did Not Regain Consciousness
Only Osiers present in the cottage were Cotner. George Fox, White House pharmacist and hum an at ¬
Truman Gives Peace
'rariey ween Ltgnt
Washington, April 12— (AP) —President Truman an
si lounced tonight that the United Nations Conference called
for April 25 will go on as scheduled.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
tendant on the President;
Hassett, Miss Grace
confidential secretary; and two cousins, Aiis
Delano anil Miss Margaret Sucklev.
Tully,
Laura
Speculation Rises
About Prospective
Changes in Cabinet
Washington, Apr. 12—GP)—Spec
ulation on prospective changes in
the cabinet as the result of Pres
ident Roosevelt’s death centered
tonight on the attorney general-
ship.
Although there was no definite,
word about, changes at this time,
friends have predicted that if Har
ry Truman became president one
of is first acts would be to place
Hugh Fulton, New York and
Washington attorney, in the at
torney general’s post.
Fulton, who formerly was coun
sel for the Senate War Investi
gating Committee when Truman
was chairman of that group, is a
close personal friend. He traveled
with Truman in the last political)
campaign and contributed heavily)
to writing the then candidate’s
speeches.
Whether Truman would ask At
torney General Biddle to accept
another post, in the administra
tion, if he makes any changes, re
mained a question. ,
The opinion was general at the /
capitol that Truman would ask )
Henry A. Wallace, whom he de-)
feated for the vice presidential;
nomination to remain as Secretary
of Commerce.
It seemed likely, also, that if
Postmaster General Frank Wal
ker decides to leave the; cabinet,
Robert F. Hannegan, Democratic
National Chairman, and close
friend of Truman, would get that
portfolio.
RICHMOND TO LEAD
The Rev. I. S. Richmond will )
lead the Men’s Christian Federa-i
tian service Friday morning. 1
White House Secretary Jo
Truman, who was sworn in 1:
vetary of State' Stettinius t(
United Nations meeting will
be held as planned.
Several delegations already
have arrived in this Country.
President Roosevelt had
planned to address the meet
ing' ¬
ll. was not known imine-
diatley whether President
Truman will travel to San
Francisco to speak.
The big question immediately
was what effect his death will
have on the postwar world, speci
fically the attempt to draft a
world organization at the forth
coming United Nations meeting
in San Francisco.
The Chief Executive and his two
secretaries of state, Cordell Hull
and Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.,
have so far translated their ulti-
nathan Daniels said President
ite today, had authorized Sec-
\ make a statement that the
mate goals into established poli
cies that it was considered cer
tain the work would go forward
even without the president's guid
ing hand.
The same thing appeared to be
true of the conduct of the war.
The final strategy for defeating
Germany was laid down during the
Big Three meeting at Yalta in
February—a meeting that took
Mr. Roosevelt on his last long
journey to meet the leaders of the
other great Allied powers.
There have been some indicat
ions that there too the president
at least gained an inkling and his
military chiefs some idea of the
Russian attitude toward the Paci
fic war so that it may be said
that the broad lines of strategy
for finally crushing Japan have
also been made hard and fast.
Truman Enters Office
With Determination
Humble Confidence
uHarry S. Truman
By ERNEST B. VACARRO
Washington, Apr. 12—CP)—Vice
President Harry S. Truman enter
ed the White House tonight in
one of the most critical periods in
his nation’s history with humble
confidence that he is big enough
to meet the burdens of war-time
presidency.
He entered it with a determina
tion to call upon the best brains
of the country to help guide him
through the perils of war, peace
negotiations and reconversion.
Those of us who travelled with
J him on a transcontinental speech-
i making tour for t-he vice presi-
i dency last fall and who were in
I daily conference with him before
I and after his electron, think of him
as a man:
1. Whose courage has been de
monstrated time and again as a
campaigner and as a chairman of
the Senate ‘War Investigating com
mittee who never hesitated to
lambast those high in administra
tion favor.
2. Whose knowledge of his own
limitations is such that he never
hesitates to call on others whose
qualifications on matters of high
importance he may consider sup
erior to his own.
3. Whose ability to “pick the
brains” of other's raised the Tru
man committee to a status rarely
(See TRUMAN Page 2)
Mrs. Roosevelt
Receives News
By Telephone
Washington, April 12—GP)—
Mrs. Roosevelt left the White
House at 7:15 to fly to Warm
Springs.
As she came out of the White
House door she kissed her daugh
ter, Mrs. John Boettinger, good-
bye.
Mrs. Boettinger remained at the
White House.
Mrs. Roosevelt was accompanied
by Stephen Early, presidential sec
retary and Admiral Ross T. Mc
Intyre. the President’s personal
physician.
Mrs. Roosevelt received the
news of her husband’s death by
telephone. She was attending an
afternoon benefit for a Washing
ton charity which was being held
at the Sulgrave Club.
She went to the phone, spoke
a few words, put down the receiv
er, and walked out to her car
without a word to anyone.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, whose
husband also died as the result of
war labors, and the attempt to
unite the world in a peace organi
zation, was at the same party.
Guests thought that she departed
before she had heard the news.
Bruenn said he called Vice VLnhal IL/ I VLIn-
tyrp, Njivv siir«o«m gew-rsl inil ^'h:1'.* :
in Washington and that McIntyre in turn called De.
.James E. Panllin, ol Atlanta, an intciiial media ine
practitioner and honorary consultant to the Navy Sur
geon General.
Panllin was present when Bruenn yave the state
ment ol the cause of death to reporter of the three
National news services.
Hassell gave newsmen the first announcement.
News of the President’s death spread like wildfire
around the foundation and atop an aiipuning m in-
lain where guests were gathering for a harhecue.
Late Arrival Causer! Anxiety
The President’s late arrival for the barbecue
caused some anxiety. A telephone call was put through
and a lew minutes later representatives of the Asso
ciated Press, United Press and International Nevs Sei-
vice were told to rush immediately to the Carver Ou
tage on the I nundation grounds for some news.
In response to a question, Dr. Bruenn said the President
died without pain.
News of the President’s death spread quickly and caus
ed many a tear among the 125 infantile paralysis patients
at the Foundation here.
Mayor frank W. Allcorn of Warm Springs was giving
a barbecue at his mountain cabin this afternoon few the
President and about 50 other guests. Allcorn was awaiting
the President’s arrival when reporters got word through
the Army Signal Corps radio telephone and Summer Whit-
House telephone communication to rush to the Foundation?
Miss Louise Hackmeister, veteran White House chief
telephone operator, could hardly talk in her excitement to
round up those who had to be informed.
Tears and quivering voices accompanied the announce
ment of the President’s death by Hassett.
Miss Tully, Mrs. Alice Wineger, Hassett’s secretary, and
Mrs. Dorothy Brady, Presidential stenographer, sat tense
on a sofa as Hassett gave the news.
Slowness in Picking Up
Mr. Roosevelt arrived at Warm Springs March 20. He
had been underweight and his doctors wanted him to take
it easy to see if he could not regain the poundage at which
he felt comfortable.
Rumors had been heard the last
few days that the President was
not picking up as much as the
doctors would have liked.
He received reporters last
Thursday and, in the presence of
Sergio Osmena, president of the
Philippine commonwealth, told of
his desire to grant full indepen
dence to the islands by autumn.
Mr. Roosevelt also outlined am
bitious postwar plans for Ameri
can participation in the western
Pacific to prevent further Japa
nese aggression.
He said the United States and
the other United Nations must ac
cept trusteeships over Japanese-
Mandated Islands, build new naval
and air bases and help the Philip
pines rebuild economically after
the commonwealth becomes a self-
governing nation.
Reports of this news conference
were to have been withheld for
security reasons until the Presi
dent returned to Washington.
Funeral arrangements were not
decided at the time, Secretary
Hassett and Commander Bruenn
made their statements.
(In Washington it was said the
funeral will be held in the White
House Saturday. Burial will be at
Hyde Park, N. Y.)
The death announcement was
made in the center of the 2,000-
acre Warm Springs foundation for
polio treatment which the Presi
dent helped found more than 20
years ago. That was before he be
gan serving Is first term as gov
ernor of New York.
The announcements was dicta
ted to reporters in a white cot
tage across a red clay road form
the Administration Building of the
foundation where Hassett and four
other White House attaches were
making their home here.
This was Mr. Roosevelt’s second
stay here in four months. The
President spent 19 days here only
last November-December.
Reporters who attended his
news conference a week ago to
day noted his grey pallor. This
had been noticeable however for
many months and had caused con-
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