“On April 12, 1945, Harry S. Truman received an urgent summon…”

“On April 12, 1945, Harry S. Truman received an urgent summons from the White House. When he arrived, Eleanor Roosevelt told him, “The President is dead.” Truman asked, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.””

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Roosevelt, Eleanor. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Eleanor Roosevelt. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt

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