Richard Nixon actually said...

He served with distinction in the United States Senate; and when the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thrust him suddenly into the Presidency in April of 1945 at one of the most critical moments of our history, he met that moment with courage and vision.

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Proclamation 4176—Announcing the Death of Harry S Truman

12/25/1972

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