Record #:

10634

Author(s):

Thomas, John G.

Abstract:

In 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's private train was involved in an accident in Wilson, NC. According to the one reporter at the scene, a vehicle driven by A.T. Smith stalled on the tracks before the President's train arrived. With no warning available, the President's train collided with Smith's car at approximately 11:45 p.m. The Secret Service investigated, and the Presidential train resumed its journey to Washington, D.C. The White House didn't mention the accident until being asked about it two days later.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 14, Dec 1970, p16, il

Subject(s):

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945