who became president when roosevelt died in office?
Harry S. Truman
entailment
 Four days later , President William McKinley was shot by an assassin ; his death a further eight days later elevated Roosevelt to the presidency . 

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 In an upset victory , Truman and Barkley were elected over the Republican ticket by over 2 million votes , and Democrats regained majorities in both houses of Congress . Seventy @-@ one years old at the time of his inauguration , he was the oldest man ever elected Vice President , breaking Charles Curtis ' record at 69 . His grandson , Stephen M. Truitt , suggested the nickname " Veep " as an alternative to " Mr. Vice President " . The nickname was used by the press , but Barkley 's successor , Richard Nixon , discontinued using it , saying it belonged to Barkley . 

contradiction
 Franklin Roosevelt ( March 18 , 1909 – November 1 , 1909 ) 

entailment
 One legacy of the campaign was the career of William Jennings Bryan . He ran for president a second time in 1900 and a third time in 1908 , each time losing . Through the almost three decades before his death in 1925 , he was ever present on political platform and speaking circuit , fighting first for silver , and then for other causes . Bryan served as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915 , resigning as Wilson moved the nation closer to intervention in World War I. His final years were marked with controversy , such as his involvement in the Scopes Monkey Trial in the final weeks of his life , but according to Kazin , " Bryan 's sincerity , warmth , and passion for a better world won the hearts of people who cared for no other public figure in his day " . 

contradiction
 = = = Appointment of Gerald Ford as Vice President ( 1973 ) = = = 
