[The following shows a little of the condition of President Roosevelt during his final days in the office, as he would soon die of complications from Congestive Heart Failure.]
Before he left on Thursday, March 29, he called in General Lucius Clay for a final audition to be Eisenhower’s successor as governor of the American zone in Germany. While walking over to the White House, Jimmy Byrnes had warned his deputy, “He’s going to ask you some trick question like, ‘What would you do if, in Heidelberg during the night, Germans rose up and attacked and killed a few soldiers?’ ”
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[Later, after the meeting:] Clay passed the test. Afterward, Byrnes told him, “You didn’t say very much.”
Clay replied, “The President didn’t ask me any questions. But I’m glad he didn’t, because I was so shocked watching him that I don’t think I could have made a sensible reply. We’ve been talking to a dying man.”
Note:
To better provide a mental image of the President during this conversation, here is a photo taken of FDR the day before his death.
Source:
General Lucius Dubignon Clay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_D._Clay)
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