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Joanne J Henry's avatar

I was 6 years old when Rosevelt died. Our radio was on all day and I still remember the sadness I felt from listening to all the accolades as well as my parents’ sadness during the funeral broadcast. Having that radio on in the background thru my toddler years during WWII has had a lasting effect on my life and my interest in politics. My father was a coal miner, my mother a housewife but they talked about and were interested in everything going on in the world. And they loved Rosevelt and thought he could do no wrong. Thank you for writing this.

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Ivan Tufaart's avatar

Yip Harburg, the lyricist who wrote "Buddy can you spare a dime" wrote an updated verse:

Once we had a Roosevelt

Praise the Lord!'

Life had meaning and hope

Now we're stuck with Nixon, Agnew, Ford

Buddy can you spare a rope?

That says it all. A strong case can be made that he was the greatest President ever, or if not, then second only to Lincoln.

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