Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry Truman at the funeral ceremony for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York, 1945

ID: 311 ~ Source: "[President Harry S. Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, other members of President Roosevelt's family, and a portion of the crowd at the funeral ceremony for Franklin D. Roosevelt, taken at the burial site in Hyde Park, New York, 1945.]" Image. From National Archives: Audiovisual Collection, 1957 - 2006. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/199073 (accessed December 19, 2017). ~ Creator: Abbie Rowe, photographer 1905-1967 ~ Date: April 14, 1945
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The interring of Roosevelt's coffin took place in Hyde Park, New York after he laid in state in the East Room of the White House.

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By Eleanor Roosevelt
"My dear Mr. President: There have been many thousands of letters, telegrams and cards sent to me and my children which have brought great comfort and consolation to all of us. This outpouring of affectionate thought has touched us all deeply…