On April 12 , 1945 , the day Franklin D. Roosevelt died , the Blue-ABC network marshalled its entire executive staff and national leaders to pay homage to the late president . " Among the outstanding programs which attracted wide attention was a special tribute delivered by Orson Welles " , reported '' Broadcasting '' magazine . Welles spoke at 10:10 p.m Eastern War Time , from Hollywood , and stressed the importance of continuing FDR 's work : " He has no need for homage and we who loved him have no time for tears … Our fighting sons and brothers can not pause tonight to mark the death of him whose name will be given to the age we live in . " Welles presented another special broadcast on the death of Roosevelt the following evening : " We must move on beyond mere death to that free world which was the hope and labor of his life . " He dedicated the April 17 episode of '' This Is My Best '' to Roosevelt and the future of America on the eve of the United Nations Conference on International Organization . Welles was an advisor and correspondent for the Blue-ABC radio network 's coverage of the San Francisco conference that formed the UN , taking place April 24 – June 23 , 1945 . He presented a half-hour dramatic program written by Ben Hecht on the opening day of the conference , and on Sunday afternoons ( April 29 – June 10 ) he led a weekly discussion from the San Francisco Civic Auditorium
United Nations Conference on International Organization
United Nations Conference on International Organization
Orson Welles