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. Roosevelt directed the 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. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which realigned American politics into the Fifth Party System and defined American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office. He is usually rated by scholars among the nation's greatest presidents, after George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but has also been subject to substantial criticism.
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| Full name at birth | Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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| Claim to fame | President of the United States (1933-45)
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1882
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| Place of birth | Hyde Park, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 12 April 1945
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| Age | 63 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Warm Springs, Georgia, USA
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| Cause of death | Cerebral Hemorrhage
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| Resting place | Springwood EstateHyde Park, New York, U.S.
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| Occupation | Politician
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| Height | 6' ¼" (184 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Suffered poliomyelitis in 1921, and lost the ability to walk on his own. He wore heavy leg braces and when he appeared in public standing on his feet (which took a massive effort) he was usually supported by someone (most often his son)...
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| Medical condition | Poliomyelitis
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| Pets | Fala (dog-Scottish terrier) [1940-1945]
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $60,000,000 USD
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| High school | Groton Preparatory School, MA
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- In his last will and testament, he named the Warm Springs Foundation the beneficiary of insurance policies totally $560,000. He left the remainder of his estate, valued at $1,900,000 to his wife, and on her death to their children.
- First cousin of Tennis Hall of Famer Ellen Crosby Roosevelt.
- Has been portrayed by Ralph Bellamy, Kenneth Branagh, Edward Herrmann, John Lithgow, Jason Robards, David Ogden Stiers, Robert Vaughn, Jon Voight, and voiced by Charlton Heston, and Roosevelt's grandson James Roosevelt Jr..
- The sixth U.S. president to die in office. Ironically, all presidents to have died in office since the first (William Henry Harrison in 1841) were elected 20 years apart: Harrison in 1840, Abraham Lincoln in 1860, James Garfield in 1880, McKinley in 1900, Warren G. Harding in 1920, Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940, and John F. Kennedy in 1960. Ronald Reagan (elected 1980) was the victim of an assassin's bullet in 1981, but he survived and broke the 120-year curse that had plagued the U.S. Presidency.
- President-elect Roosevelt was the target of an attempted assassin during a speech in Miami, Florida on February 15, 1933, three weeks before he was to be inaugurated on March 4th. Giuseppe Zangara, an unemployed brick layer, shouted "Too many people are starving!" and fired his revolver at Roosevelt, who had just delivered a speech in at Bayfront Park and was sitting in the back seat of his open touring car with Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak. Zangara six shots hit five people, including Cermak, who was mortally wounded. However, Roosevelt was untouched, and retained his composure, preventing the crowd from lynching the diminutive would-be assassin. Ironically, his cousin Theodore Roosevelt also was the target of an attempted assassin during his unsuccessful, third party (Progressive Party or "Bull Moose" Party as it was popularly known) campaign for the presidency in 1912. On October 14, 1912, T.R. was shot during a campaign stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With a bullet lodged in his chest and blood soaking through his clothes, Roosevelt nevertheless addressed the Milwaukee audience for 80 minutes, joking at one point that "It takes more than one bullet to kill a Bull Moose." The coolness under fire of both men helped to contribute to their legends.
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Was born in the Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park, New York, to businessman James Roosevelt I and his second wife, Sara Ann Delano.
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17 Mar 1905Age: 23
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Mar 1913Age: 31
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