PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: DEATH AND
FUNERAL, CBS COVERAGE (RADIO)

Summary

A segment in the continuous coverage of the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ned Calmer describes the mourning of the free world, reads news of Russia's Commissar V. M. Molotov's trip to San Francisco to represent his government at the United Nations Conference, and reports on developments on the European and Pacific battle fronts. Major George Fielding Eliot offers analysis of allied advances into Germany and of the capture of Nazi Diplomat Franz Von Papen. From Washington, Arthur Godfrey offers a personal narrative and commentary on "Franklin Delano Roosevelt's last day in Washington," with observations on the President's funeral. Godfrey describes the reaction of the average American to the loss of FDR and expresses faith in Harry S. Truman. This segment is part of a full day of broadcasting from CBS station WABC (N.Y.).

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: April 14, 1945 Saturday 11:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
• COLOR/B&W:
• CATALOG ID: R79:0059
• GENRE: Radio - News
• SUBJECT HEADING: World War II - 1945; Funerals; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Day of Radio - 1945 April 14 11:00 p.m., WABC; United Nations Conference on International Organization
• SERIES RUN: CBS - Radio, 1945
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Ned Calmer … Reporter
• Arthur Godfrey … Reporter
• George Fielding Eliot … Commentator/Critic, Military Analyst
• V. M. Molotov
• Franz von Papen
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman