To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the transition to the Harry S. Truman presidency, the directors of their two presidential libraries discuss this transitional period.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum director Paul Sparrow describes FDR's last few days in office and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's response to her husband's death.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum director Kurt Graham describes Truman's abrupt transition from Vice President to President, the state of the world he inherited, and the major decisions he would be forced to make in his first four months on the job.