DEATH COMES TO FDR AT THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
Warm Springs, Georgia (JFK+50) President Franklin D. Roosevelt died shortly after 1 p.m. 70 years ago today, April 12, 1945, of a cerebral hemorrhage at the Little White House* here in Warm Springs.
The President, while sitting in the living room having his portrait made, suddenly grabbed his head and said...
"I have a terrific headache".
Grace Tully**, FDR's private secretary was alerted that the President was sick and to call a doctor. She later wrote...
"I could feel a chill in my heart, a sense that this was something different...I decided to go at once to the President's cottage."
When she arrived, two doctors were attending the President in his bedroom. They soon came out with the sad news.
Later, as a procession took FDR's body from the home, Graham Jackson*** played Going Home and one of FDR's favorite hymns, Nearer My God To Thee, on his accordion.
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES BEGINS
Charleston, South Carolina (JFK+50) 154 years ago, April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate shore batteries began to bombard Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The firing on Sumter came after Commander Robert B. Anderson refused to surrender.
Confederate authorities argued that the fort, garrisoned by Federal troops and located in their territory, was rightly the property of the Confederacy. The bombardment continued throughout the day.
4000 Confederate shells were fired on Fort Sumter in the space of 33 hours.
Warm Springs, Georgia (JFK+50) President Franklin D. Roosevelt died shortly after 1 p.m. 70 years ago today, April 12, 1945, of a cerebral hemorrhage at the Little White House* here in Warm Springs.
The President, while sitting in the living room having his portrait made, suddenly grabbed his head and said...
"I have a terrific headache".
Grace Tully**, FDR's private secretary was alerted that the President was sick and to call a doctor. She later wrote...
"I could feel a chill in my heart, a sense that this was something different...I decided to go at once to the President's cottage."
When she arrived, two doctors were attending the President in his bedroom. They soon came out with the sad news.
FDR's Bedroom
Little White House
Warm Springs, Georgia
Photo by Thomsonmg2000
(own work) en.wikipedia.com/
Later, as a procession took FDR's body from the home, Graham Jackson*** played Going Home and one of FDR's favorite hymns, Nearer My God To Thee, on his accordion.
Graham Jackson
*Little White House opened as a museum in 1948. The portrait that artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff was painting at the time of FDR's collapse, now titled "The Unfinished Portrait," is on display here.
**Grace Tully (1900-1984) was born in Bayonne, NJ. She was educated at the Grace Institute of NY and served on the staff of NY Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1941, she replaced Missy LeHand as FDR's personal secretary.
***Graham W. Jackson, Sr. (1903-1983), a celebrated musician and choral conductor, was born in Portsmouth, VA and served in the US Navy 1942-1945. GWJ was featured at Atlanta's Royal Theatre and Bailey's "81."
Charleston, South Carolina (JFK+50) 154 years ago, April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate shore batteries began to bombard Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The firing on Sumter came after Commander Robert B. Anderson refused to surrender.
Confederate authorities argued that the fort, garrisoned by Federal troops and located in their territory, was rightly the property of the Confederacy. The bombardment continued throughout the day.
4000 Confederate shells were fired on Fort Sumter in the space of 33 hours.
Fort Sumter National Monument
Charleston, South Carolina
Photo by John White (2012)
