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Franklin D. Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882-1945) · United States · Politicians · Died at 63

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The only US president to break the two-term tradition, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He remade the federal government's relationship to the economy during the Depression and led the country through most of World War II.

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A life in dates

2012FDR: American Badass!Biopic about his life, 2012 filmIMDb2005Warm SpringsBiopic about his life, 2005 television film directed by Joseph SargentIMDb1997Franklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialTribute, national memorial honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt1996FDRVideo game about him, 1996 video game1986Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval HistoryNamed after him1982Four Freedoms AwardNamed after him, set of annual awards presented in alternation by the Roosevelt Institute and the Roosevelt Foundation1960Sunrise at CampobelloBiopic about his life, 1960 film by Vincent J. DonehueIMDb1948Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of WilliamAward1945Died12 April 1945American Philatelic Society Hall of FameAward1941Albert MedalAwardTime Person of the YearAward1934Time Person of the YearAward1933President of the United StatesOffice1933-19451932“I regard reduction in Federal spending as one of the most important issues in this campaign.”In their words19 October 1932Campaign Address on the Federal Budget at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October 19, 1932), quoted in The Public Papers and Addresses of

“My friends, judge me by the enemies I have made.”In their words21 September 1932Speech made on the campaign trail in Portland, Oregon (21 September 1932)

“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation.”In their words22 May 1932Oglethorpe University Commencement Address (22 May 1932)

Time Person of the YearAwardPresident-elect of the United StatesOffice1932-19331930“The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.”In their words2 March 1930Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio address (March 2, 1930); reported in Public Papers of Governor Roosevelt (1930), p. 710.

1929Governor of New YorkOffice1929-19321925“Let us first examine that nightmare to many Americans, especially our friends in California, the growing population of Japanese on the Pacific slope.”In their words30 April 1925Editorial for Macon Telegraph, April 30, 1925

1913Assistant Secretary of the NavyOffice1913-19201912“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.”In their words3 March 1912Speech at the People's Forum in Troy, New York (March 3, 1912)

1911Member of the State Senate of New YorkOffice1911-19131882Born30 January 1882

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A young, unbreeched Roosevelt in 1884, aged 2A young, unbreeched Roosevelt in 1884, aged 2Eleanor and Franklin with their first two children, 1908Eleanor and Franklin with their first two children, 1908Roosevelt in 1912Roosevelt in 1912Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913Cox and Roosevelt in Ohio, 1920Cox and Roosevelt in Ohio, 1920Rare photograph of Roosevelt in a wheelchair, with Fala and Ruthie Bie, the daughter of caretakers at his Hyde Park estate, February 1941Rare photograph of Roosevelt in a wheelchair, with Fala and Ruthie Bie, the daughter of caretakers at his Hyde Park estate, February 1941

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  1. Let me make it clear that I do not assert that a President and the Congress must on all points agree with each other at all times.

    Nov 3, 1932, Campaign address before the Republican-for-Roosevelt League, New York City (3 November 1932), reported in The Public Papers and Addresses, Own words

  2. I regard reduction in Federal spending as one of the most important issues in this campaign.

    Oct 19, 1932, Campaign Address on the Federal Budget at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October 19, 1932), quoted in The Public Papers and Addresses of, Own words

  3. My friends, judge me by the enemies I have made.

    Sep 21, 1932, Speech made on the campaign trail in Portland, Oregon (21 September 1932), Own words

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Awards

Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William1948
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame1945
Time Person of the Year1941
Albert Medal1941
Time Person of the Year1934
Time Person of the Year1932
Médaille militaire
Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Philippines)

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Born into wealth in Hyde Park, New York, Roosevelt moved through Harvard, a New York State Senate seat in 1910, and a post as assistant secretary of the Navy under Wilson. In 1921, an illness permanently paralyzed his legs, but with his wife Eleanor's encouragement he returned to politics and won the New York governorship in 1928. He crushed Herbert Hoover in 1932 and spent his first hundred days pushing through the New Deal - relief programs, financial regulation, the end of Prohibition - then won reelection in 1936 by a historic margin. After Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he obtained a declaration of war and oversaw the mobilization of the economy, approved development of the atomic bomb, and helped lay the groundwork for the United Nations. He won a fourth term in 1944 but died in office the following April.

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Politicians
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Status
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Dates
Lived 1882 to 1945 · aged 63

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