Coughing, and drenched to the skin, President Roosevelt Braves whether to make election tour address. Although seized by a terrible coughing fit, and drenched to the skin President Roosevelt remained in his open touring car during a torrential downpour to greet his admirers lining the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, when he arrived to deliver an election address to a crowd of 30,000. Photo shows: President Roosevelt coughing as he sat, drenched to the skin in his car in Charlotte, North Carolina. 18 September 1936