Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
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| In office March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 |
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| Vice President(s) | John N. Garner Henry A. Wallace Harry S. Truman |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Hoover |
| Succeeded by | Harry S. Truman |
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| Born | January 30, 1882 Hyde Park, New York |
| Died | April 12, 1945 Warm Springs, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eleanor Roosevelt |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 15, 1945) was a Governor of New York and the 32nd President of the United States.
[edit] Early political career
Roosevelt was the Assistant 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.
Roosevelt was elected the Governor of New York in 1928.
[edit] Presidency
Roosevelt was elected to be president in 1932, against incumbent (sitting president) Herbert Hoover, who was very unpopular because of the Great Depression. Roosevelt led the United States through the Depression, and was very popular. Because of this, he was re-elected in a landslide victory in 1936. He was re-elected two more times (in 1940 and 1944) and led the U.S. through World War II.
He contracted a crippling form of poliomyelitis. His wife Eleanor Roosevelt nursed him back to health to the best of her abilities. Unfortunately, he ended up never having the use of his legs again.
While still president, he died in 1945.
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