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Secretary Perkins shortly after learning of FDR's death
Image: NARA photo, SSA website
Date Photographed: April 12, 1945

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Enroute to President Truman's swearing in ceremony, Secretary Perkins pauses for a moment shortly after learning of President Roosevelt's death.
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