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[–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

It's wierd to think that FDR was literally inches from dying right at the start of his presidency due to an assassination attempt which would've let John Nance Garner [basically a dixiecrat who wasn't super pro-new deal] become president. I really wonder what would've happened if that occurred.

Context:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt

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