April+12,1945



On April 12, 1945, just two weeks before the UN's first meeting, President Rosevelt died while vacationing at Warm Springs, Georgia. Harry S. Truman his vice president became president with little experience. Few vice presidents were less prepared than Truman was. Even though he was so unprepared he was able to lead the country through the cold war.

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