FDR in Oval Office near end of March 1945, two weeks before he died: #FDRL

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FDR in Oval Office near end of March 1945, two weeks before he died: #FDRL

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[FDR4President]

1. A very under appreciated president

What a great man, worked tirelessly for this nation

[Siwsan]

2. He was just 63 years old

[mitch96]

3. He had wicked high blood pressure problems. No drugs back then for BP...nt

[Siwsan]

4. That, and I'm sure that the effects of polio.

His lack of ability to really exercise, AND having all of that stress and anxiety of dealing with the war had to be draining. It's probably a wonder he lived as long as he did.

[Sympthsical]

6. He was also a chain smoker

He was basically a walking heart attack or stroke waiting to happen.

[Wednesdays]

5. Churchill's physician said of FDR at Yalta

(about two months before the photo was taken), "The President looked old and thin and drawn. He sat looking straight ahead with mouth open as if he were not taking things in."