Armistice Day: 1943

Bareheaded and grave, Franklin Roosevelt stood before the white marble where lies the soldier "known but to God." The wind was cold.

An Army band slowly played The Star-Spangled Banner. A moment of silence; four rolls from muffled drums; taps from a soldier's bugle. The President's party shuffled back to the line of black limousines. The handful of spectators wandered off. Arlington Cemetery's bare trees shivered in the wind.

Elsewhere, the 25th anniversary of the peace was recorded in communiqués.

The President's Week

Last week the President:

> Drove to Washington's National Airport to welcome Cordell Hull, home from Moscow.

> Promoted Minister to...

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