Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the U.S. throughout the middle third of the century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office.

About Franklin D. Roosevelt in brief

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. He directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the U.S. throughout the middle third of the century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office. He used radio to speak directly to the American people, giving 30 fireside chat radio addresses during his presidency and becoming the first American president to be televised. He initiated the development of the world’s first atomic bomb, and worked with other Allied leaders to lay the groundwork for the United Nations and other post-war institutions. He won reelection in 1944 with declining health, but died in 1945 with his physical health declining with his declining health. He was the only U. S. president to serve for more than two terms, making him the only president to have served two terms in the White House and two terms as governor of New York. He died of a heart attack at the age of 83, and was buried in Mount Vernon, New York, with his wife, Eleanor, and their six children, of whom five survived into adulthood.

He is survived by his son, Franklin Jr., and his daughter, Eleanor Roosevelt, a former First Lady of the US, and grandson, Franklin J. R. Roosevelt, Jr., a former United States senator from New York State. Roosevelt was the first president to win a presidential election with a majority of the vote. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. In 1921, Roosevelt contracted a paralytic illness, believed at the time to be polio, and his legs became permanently paralyzed. In spite of being unable to walk unaided, Roosevelt returned to public office by winning election as Governor of New New York in 1928. In the 1932 presidential election, Roosevelt defeated Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide. He also served as governor from 1929 to 1933, promoting programs to combat the economic crisis besetting theUnited States. The economy had improved rapidly from 1933 to 1936, Roosevelt won a landslide reelection in 1936. The United States reelected FDR in 1940 for his third term, and he was reelected in 1944 for his fourth term. In 1940, the United. States remained officially neutral, but Roosevelt gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China, the. United Kingdom and eventually the Soviet Union. He worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in leading the Allied Powers against the Axis Powers against Germany. In 1941, he obtained a congressional declaration of war on Japan, on Germany, and a few days later on Italy and Italy.

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