Roosevelt and Warm Springs
40d - discuss President Roosevelt's ties to Georgia including his visits to Warm Springs and his impact on the state
FDR and his ties with Georgia and Warm Springs and impact on GA
President Roosevelt normally came to Warm Springs, GA to ease his symptoms of polio in the warm waters. On March, 30, 1945, he came back to the Little White House to prepare for a speech with the United Nations, and on April 24, while he was sitting for a portrait, he complained about a big headache. Later that day, he died. He had suffered a massive stroke. As his body was taken on train from Warm Springs to the capital, millions of Georgians weeped.. Roosevelt knew the war was about to end, but he didn't get to see it through. Many Georgians had a fond for Roosevelt and enjoyed his visits, and they also liked his presidency.
President Roosevelt normally came to Warm Springs, GA to ease his symptoms of polio in the warm waters. On March, 30, 1945, he came back to the Little White House to prepare for a speech with the United Nations, and on April 24, while he was sitting for a portrait, he complained about a big headache. Later that day, he died. He had suffered a massive stroke. As his body was taken on train from Warm Springs to the capital, millions of Georgians weeped.. Roosevelt knew the war was about to end, but he didn't get to see it through. Many Georgians had a fond for Roosevelt and enjoyed his visits, and they also liked his presidency.