FDR's Health and the 1944 Election
by
Hugh E. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
In early 1944, with the outcome of World War II by no means certain, many in the United States felt that FDR, as wartime Commander-in-Chief, was an indispensable part of prosecuting the war to a victorious conclusion. Yet although only 62, Roosevelt was mortally ill with congestive heart disease -...