Yastreblyansky’s Substack

Yastreblyansky’s Substack

To the President's Health

Your health, sir!

Yastreblyansky's avatar
Yastreblyansky
May 19, 2025
∙ Paid

At Top Cottage, Hyde Park in 1941, with Fala and Ruthie Bie, granddaughter of one of the gardeners. Via. This was a press photo; he didn’t hide the wheelchair all the time.

In March 1944, not long after his 62nd birthday, President Franklin Roosevelt, who was taking too long to recover from a bout of flu the previous December, went to Bethesda Hospital …

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Yastreblyansky.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 David Bloom Yastreblyansky · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture