CSPAN3 Reel America F.D.R. 1882-1945 July 13, 2024
Down the long trip home, pennsylvania avenue to the beat of muffled drums. The president was brought for the last time to the executive mentioned that for 12 years had been his official home. The exit of fdr from the american scene came as a shock to the nation. People wept openly, unashamed of their great their grief. Drawn by six white horses, the flagdraped caisson was brought to the entrance of the white house, carried into the great east room where 80 years before almost to the day, the body of Abraham Lincoln also had lady and state. In state. D at hyde park, his home in new york, the gu...