ocr: FDR went into seclusion while Eleanor handled the details of the funeral The president kept a stoic front through it all, participaling in the funeral rites with a firm voice and watching with grimly set jaw as the coftin was laid in the ground. A few days later, his secretary Grace Tully brought him a box neither had seen before. lt held his christening dress, bis first pair of shoes, little presents he had made for Sara when he was a boy, Jocks of his baby hair, and other personal memorabilia. Each item was neatly labeled in Sara's hand. Tears filled Pranklin's eyes, and the president asked ...
