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Franklin D. Roosevelt served for 12 years as the 32nd president of the United States . He was elected four times beginning in 1932. Roosevelt led the country through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II .
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His father, James Roosevelt, and his mother, Sara Delano, were each from rich old New York families, of Dutch and French ancestory respectively. Franklin was their only child. His paternal grandmother, Mary Rebecca Aspinwall, was a first cousin of Elizabeth Monroe, wife of the fifth U.S. President, James Monroe. One of his ancestors was John Lothro...
Formal portrait, age 18, in Groton, Massachusetts Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in the Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park, New York. When Roosevelt was five years old his father took him to visit President Grover Cleveland. The president said to him: "My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never ...
Roosevelt was the Assistant of the United States Secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson. He was nominated the vice presidential candidate under James M. Cox in 1920. Cox and Roosevelt lost to Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. In 1921, Roosevelt got sick with poliomyelitis, a disease that paralyzes people. He never walked again, but Roosevelt ...
Roosevelt won the election against the unpopular incumbent (president at the time) Herbert Hooverand became president in early 1933. He started a series of popular programs known as the New Deal to fight against the Great Depression. The New Deal gave people jobs building roads, bridges, dams, parks, schools, and other public services. Also, it cre...
In the afternoon of April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia, while sitting for a portrait, Roosevelt said "I have a terrific headache." He then slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. The president's attending cardiologist, Dr. Howard Bruenn, diagnosed the medical emergency as a massive intracerebral hemorrhage...
Eleanor and Franklin with their first two children, 1908Roosevelt supported Governor Woodrow Wilsonin the 1912 presidential election.Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913His last words were "I have a terrible headache." Roosevelt is considered by many to be one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He is remembered with a National Memorial in Washington D.C. Fun Facts about Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Theodore Roosevelt was Franklin's fifth cousin and uncle to his wife Eleanor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 at Hyde Park in New York. He was the distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt who was the American president between the years 1901–1909. Franklin Roosevelt was homeschooled until he was fourteen years old. Roosevelt then entered a prep school and after graduating, entered Harvard where he studied law.
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There, he suffered a stroke and died a few hours later. The American people were devastated. Fun Facts. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882 at his parents’ estate in Hyde Park, New York. He was the only child in a wealthy, prominent family. Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt were fifth cousins. Franklin admired Teddy tremendously.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (1882–1945). Many Americans had strong feelings about Franklin D. Roosevelt during his 12 years as president. Many hated him. They thought he was destroying the country and the American way of life. Most people loved him. They believed he was a great president, truly interested in ...
Aug 12, 2022 · Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly referred to as FDR. He was the 32nd president of the United States, from March 1933, until his death in April 1945. The ear...
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