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The Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Radio Thread – April 12, 1945
archive.org ^ | 4/12/45

Posted on 04/12/2015 10:58:24 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson

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Radio links follow.


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: fdr; goodriddance; history; milhist; realtime; wellbye; worldwarii
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To: wildbill
I was almost five years old when the announcement of Roosevelt’s death came across the radio in Dallas.

I was 12 then and listening to "Mandrake the Magician", and as usual he was in a tight spot. I was sweating bullets over how he would get out of this one when the announcer broke in with the news - and then kept repeating it.

"OK, OK, the guy is dead, too bad . . .", I fumed (Republican household) ". . . but WHAT happened to Mandrake?". I never did find out due to that blasted announcer, but next week Mandrake was back on, so he must have gotten out OK. I wondered how he did it for weeks after.

21 posted on 04/12/2015 1:38:14 PM PDT by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: fso301; MinuteGal

“If she waited until next weekend, her announcement would go unnoticed by her closest supporters due to celebrations of the Waco slaughter and preparations for Lenin’s birthday.”

LOL, that’s funny.


22 posted on 04/12/2015 1:41:18 PM PDT by flaglady47 (The useful idiots always go first)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

The last recording listed is very interesting for a number of reasons, but primarily because they point out that the nation would now have no vice-president until the next election. Few seem to know it, but the founders included no provision for replacing a VP. Of course, that has since been remedied by constitutional amendment.


23 posted on 04/12/2015 1:54:12 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (If you're 'Ready for Hillary' you're ready for the nuthouse.)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

FDR was such a beloved and great president we passed a constitutional amendment to ensure there were no more 4 termers.


24 posted on 04/12/2015 2:08:17 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

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25 posted on 04/12/2015 2:19:26 PM PDT by OKSooner (Chamberlain at least loved his country, please don't insult his memory by comparing him to 0.)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

My great aunt worked in the government. The buildings emptied out for the funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue. One of her cow-orkers saw her there, and said: “What are YOU doing here?” She said: “I want to be sure he’s really dead!”


26 posted on 04/12/2015 3:27:12 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: gaijin

EVERYBODY knew FDR engineered us into war. It took the government schools a generation to stamp out that idea.


27 posted on 04/12/2015 3:28:15 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Vigilanteman
My grandfather has a little less jubilant reaction, but funny nevertheless. They were both rabid FDR fans for his first run in 1932. Grandma was even on the local campaign committee. After the WPA brought people to town who could do half the work of the local farm boys, things begin to turn south. By the time his third term campaign rolled around in 1940, they'd gone completely sour.

Reminds me of All In the Family, when Cousin Maude visited....

Archie Bunker: [Maude refuses to get out of Archie's chair] Well, I got the secret weapon that can lay this little lady right away. Here we go. This country was ruined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt!
Cousin Maude: You're fat.
Archie Bunker: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt...
Edith Bunker: Archie, you promised never to say that name again in front of Maude.
Archie Bunker: Franklin Delano Roosevelt!
Edith Bunker: [to Maude] He don't mean nothing. His whole family was for Roosevelt.
Archie Bunker: That was for two terms. But that was it. We didn't know the guy was going to hold on to the job like a Pope!

28 posted on 04/12/2015 5:17:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Arthur McGowan

Reread all of the postings in this project, particularly those covering 1941 posted in 2011. FDR did not engineer us into war. The Japanese were more than willing to attack American, Dutch, and British territories, to gain resources to the conquest of China.


29 posted on 04/12/2015 5:21:46 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: dfwgator

Maude: “The man had charisma!” Archie: “I don’t care if he wuz sick!”


30 posted on 04/12/2015 6:10:08 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: Carl Vehse
Immorality, infidelity, double-crossing, betrayal, scandal, death, 

He drank a bit, too. But we could have elected a non-drinking, non-smoking vegetarian animal lover who didn't chase women and was a decorated combat veteran to boot.

31 posted on 04/12/2015 7:47:32 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: grumpygresh

Also destruction of crops when people were starving.


32 posted on 04/12/2015 9:14:08 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

FDR is dead?


33 posted on 04/13/2015 12:16:44 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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