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Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Christian and a Democrat | Religion ...

 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945),  was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century. Roosevelt directed the United States federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history.

 

He was educated by tutors and governesses until age 14. His upbringing was so unlike the common people whom he would later champion.

 

From 1896-1900 he attended Groton School for boys, a prestigious Episcopal preparatory school in Massachusetts

 

From 1900 to 1903 he attended Harvard University,  

 

In 1910, at age 28, Roosevelt was invited to run for the New York state senate.

 

In 1914, Franklin Roosevelt, decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat for New York. The proposition was doomed from the start, as he lacked White House support.

 

In 1921, at age 39, Roosevelt's paralytic illness began.  

 

In 1924 FDR goes to Warm Springs Georgia hoping to find a cure for the infantile paralysis (polio). During FDR’s presidency and the Great Depression, he developed many New Deal Programs (such as the Rural Electrification Administration) based upon his experiences in this small town.

 

In 1928, outgoing New York governor Al Smith urged Franklin D. Roosevelt to run for his position. Roosevelt was narrowly elected, and the victory gave him confidence that his political star was rising. As governor, FDR believed in progressive government and instituted a number of new social programs.

 

 

FDR: Overview

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States. He was born in 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to James Roosevelt, a businessman and land owner, and Sara Ann Delano. Both James and Sara Ann came from affluent New York families and were able to provide their only child with considerable opportunities. They sent 14-year-old Franklin to the Groton School, a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts that gathered children from socially influential families. In 1900, FDR went to Harvard University. His academic record was not particularly impressive, but he joined a number of elite social clubs and became editor-in-chief of the undergraduate newspaper, the Harvard Crimson. Prior to graduation, FDR became engaged to his future wife, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1903, he graduated with a degree in history. A year later, he entered Columbia Law School but dropped out in 1907.

 

With little interest in law, FDR began his rapid political career in the Democratic Party. He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1910 and 1912. In 1913, he became an assistant secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson. In 1920, when James Cox ran as the Democratic presidential candidate, FDR served as a vice presidential candidate. The ticket of Cox and FDR lost and in 1921, FDR was diagnosed with polio. The disease left him paralyzed from the waist down and in its aftermath, FDR focused on his legal career. In 1928, he triumphantly returned to big politics, winning the office of New York State governor. Only three years later, he defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election, taking over the office in the midst of the Great Depression.

 

Roosevelt’s legacy is inescapably linked with the global processes that largely shaped his presidency. First, he was the force behind the New Deal, a massive program that introduced a plethora of programs and reforms to battle the consequences of the Great Depression. Second, together with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, he led the victorious Allied forces during World War I

 

 

 

 

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