Franklin+D+Roosevelt



F.D.R was born in Hyde Park, New York on January,30, 1882 and died at Warm Spring, Georgia on April,12, 1945.Creating America He was Dutch and English and was raised in New York. His father was James Roosevelt, and his mother was Sara Roosevelt. His father was a Lawyer and a financier. His mother was a stay-at- home mom. Franklin did not have any real brothers or sisters, but he did have a step brother named James Roosevelt. Some of his hobbies were horseback riding, photography, stamp collecting, sailing, and fishing.[] F.D.R. was home schooled until his high school years. He then attended Gorton High school. Then he moved on to Harvard University. After that he went to Columbia Law School to become a lawyer. During those years being home schooled he was living in New York. Later he served in the military during World War II.[] He then moved on to politics at the age of twenty-nine as the senator of New York.([]) Then in 1913 he was set as assistant secretary of the navy. In 1920 he ran for vice-president against James Cox. He lost and was not hurt much by the setback. Later he was nominated again. The voters praised him and he was elected President of the United States in 1933. Then relected in 1936,1940, and 1944. When F.D.R. got sworn into office he was dealing with the Great Depression. He was known for his commitment to turn the economy around. Another thing Franklin is known for is the Four Freedom Awards. They were freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship,freedom from want,and freedom of fear. The most popular treaty was the protection of artistic and scientific institutions.That made it so if the United States went to war with another country it meant that they could not attack any major study institutions.

Their is always myths and not very well known facts about a person or topic. Not all of them have been proven wrong or correct or have been studyed. One of the biggest myths was the credit given to FDR for pulling the country out of the great depression([|http://www.rooseveltmyth.com]). An intresting fact about FDR is that his cousin was a former president by the name of Teddy Roosevelt. FDR looked up to his cousin and saw him as a great president. Some interesting facts are FDR was the first president to appear on a live broadcast. FDR was one of the eight presidents of the united state to die while in office. FDR was the only president to serve longer then two terms. He actually died serving his fourth term in office. Another fact is that his mother voted for FDR because of the lack of time.([])