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he became president by Franklin d Roosevelt
1944 and yes
Franklin D. Roosevelt died while in office.
President Harry Truman was a Democrat. He was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president when Roosevelt died in 1945. Truman won his election bid to become the 33rd US president and served from 1945 to 1953.
Truman became president when FDR died. Truman was the VP. He had been US Senator before being FDR's running mate in 1944.
He was elected.
When prez Roosevelt died Truman took overbecause he wanted to
He was Vice President and Roosevelt died in office.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's legs were paralyzed due to poliomyelitis in 1921.
The 32nd President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945
Harry Truman was the 2nd President to lead the US in World War II. He was in office from 1945 to 1953. For most of the war, and for many years before, the President was Franklin D. Roosevelt (served 1933 to 1945). But FDR died in April, 1945, 4 months before the end of the war. Truman, who had just become Vice President in January, became President.
This is the at-a-glance answer: During President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term, his vice president was Harry Truman. When President Roosevelt passed away, the vice president succeeded him.