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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D., Funeral. Group of ephemera including: Printed invitation to the Funeral Services for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Late President of the United States, in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C, 14 April 1945, 6¾ x 5¼ in., black borders, with original black-bordered envelope addressed to Lt. & Mrs. John Roosevelt -- Official admission ticket, printed in orange and black, inscribed "Lt. and Mrs. John Roosevelt," 13/8 x 4 in. -- Name tag for Mrs. John A. Roosvelt, 13/8 x 4 in. Together four items.
John Roosevelt, at the time of his father's sudden death, was serving on the U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp in the Pacific, and decided not to attend the funeral services, feeling his father would have wanted him to continue to carry out his duties as an officer at war.
John Roosevelt, at the time of his father's sudden death, was serving on the U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp in the Pacific, and decided not to attend the funeral services, feeling his father would have wanted him to continue to carry out his duties as an officer at war.