Franklin D. Roosevlet

By: Kelcia Jones

•32 President

• Birth: January 30, 1882 • Death: April 12, 1945

• Term of Office: March 4, 1933-April 12, 1945

• FDR committed the United States to the defeat of the fascist powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy, and led the nation and

its allies to the brink of victory.

• FDR admired his 5th cousin Theodore Roosevelt.

• He was the only American President who was able to be elected more than two terms.• He served Four terms.

• Franklin married his cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt.

• Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of

the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II!

• Suffering from poliomyelitis, FDR was almost totally paralyzed and he

was never again to recover full use of

his legs

Mr. President ReferencesKelcia Jones

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt

• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USArooseveltF.htm• http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/essays/biograp

hy/1• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/509263/Frankli

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