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End of WWII

Death Of Roosevelt, Truman President

Text of oath given Truman

WASHINGTON, April 12, 1945 (UP)-Here is the oath which President Harry S. Truman was given tonight by Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone:

Truman becomes 32nd president

Roosevelt dies of stroke at Little White House

By MERRIMAN SMITH

Roosevelt dies of stroke at Little White House

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