FDR lives until 1955

I just went on vacation to upstate New York and stopped by the FDR library and museum in Hyde Park. In it, the tour guide claimed that FDR was felled by a cerebral aneurysm with no warning. It had nothing to do with polio or anything else. He was only 63 or so at the time IIRC.

So, suppose this freak accident does not happen and his presidency continues into the fourth term and possibly beyond. He may not have been in perfect health outside the polio, but we can assume that he gets the best health care the United States has to offer (similar to Trump). As a result, let's extend his lifespan to 73 or so.

How do things transpire from this point on?
 
I seem to recall him planning to resign once the war was over - or maybe that's just another trope that has been created on this forum, I'm not sure.
 
If he doesn't resign when the War is over to be Secretary of the UN, he declines to run again in 1948. The Republicans, as they did with Truman OTL, retake Congress as the economy likely still dips after the war, though I'd hope FDR gets his 2nd Bill of Rights passed before they do. I could also see FDR living preventing the Cold War as well. The British and the French would also likely have to give up their colonies to, so the Vietnam war is prevented (then again a prevented Cold War would likely prevent this to). The question is who do the Democrats put up to run in 1948? Would FDR want Truman as a successor? Would he strong arm the party bosses to push someone else. Regardless, Dewey likely emerges as the Republican nominee as in OTL, though he probably pulls it off in an open election. The GOP likely holds on in 52 and 56 only to see a Democrat elected in 60.
 
He also had heart failure from what I have read.

The question is how much longer he would have even with this. Again, he'd get excellent medical care while in office. Even extending his presidency to 1946 or 1947 -- past the end of the war -- would have major ramifications.
 
I don't think Roosevelt could have prevented the Cold War although it might have developed more slowly. Butterflying away the Eisenhower presidency would NOT be good. The world becomes a more perilous place.
 
To be blunt he was dying by April 1945 his blood pressure the day he died was something like 300 over 180 I think and in 1945 they had few ways of medically helping him. Honestly become that and his other health issues and the stress of the war I am amazed he livied as long as he did.
 
As early as the Spring of 1944 doctors had diagnosed him with high BP, heart failure, hardening of arteries and gave him 12-18 months to live.

He might have lived to see end of war, but not much longer
 
If there was not a war, I would say yes, but WW2 put massive stress on his health. I doubt he could live for very much longer all things considered.
 
FDR would need much healthier life habits and stress-free presidency so he could live ten years longer.
 
It is not going to happen. The conservative coalition in Congress was too strong, and would only become stronger after the 1946 election.

FDR had his window to pass something like the Second Bill of Rights (UHC, living wage, etc) but he blew it in 1937 when he broke up his Congressional Coalition over court packing and the recession which was partly his own fault. By 1945 such major reform is hopeless. If anything it's better for Roosevelt's legacy that he died in April 1945. Had he lived longer and remained President until 1949, then like Truman his most ambitious domestic proposals would have failed, he'd be blamed for the post-war strikes and recession, and he'd be at the center of controversial decisions like dropping atomic bombs that are still debated to this day.
 
If FDR lives, I’d expect 1948 to be a Republican year: It almost was OTL and while FDR will still be popular some of his luster will likely wear off by than if he’s in charge in the 1945-1948 period. Plus the Dem won’t be the incumbent. I’d assume Dewey most likely would still be the nominee (though Stassen or Taft are both possibilities)
 
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