“Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. Up until the age of 14, young Roosevelt was tutored by the entire household, after this he attended Groton School for boys, a prestigious Episcopal preparatory school in Massachusetts. He graduated from Groton and went to college at Harvard University. In his final year here, he married Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin and the niece of Teddy Roosevelt. In 1910, at age 28, Roosevelt was invited to run for the New York state senate. He ran as a Democrat in a district that had voted Republican for the past 32 years. He campaigned hard and won the election with the help of his name and a Democratic landslide. While vacationing at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, he was diagnosed as having contracted polio, after this he created the march of dimes to help find a cure for this disease. In 1932, Roosevelt was elected as president beating out Herbert Hoover. In his first 100 days, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed sweeping economic reform, calling it the "New Deal." He did everything he could to try to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. Although they help it was WWII that eventually brought them out, with the increase production of goods. Early in 1940, Roosevelt had not publically announced that he would run for an unprecedented third term as president. During 1941, Franklin Roosevelt pushed to have the United States' factories become an "arsenal of democracy" for the Allies—France, Britain, and Russia. Roosevelt wanted to keep the United states out of this war and did for awhile then the day that will live in infamy happened. Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor bringing America into the war. Roosevelt had a plan to defeat Germany, and even would go around his military to ensure the defeat of Germany. Roosevelt never got to see the end of the war dying on April 12, 1945. His four terms(12 years) in the White House set a precedent for the expansion of presidential power and redefined liberalism for generations to come.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. Up until the age of 14, young Roosevelt was tutored by the entire household, after this he attended Groton School for boys, a prestigious Episcopal preparatory school in Massachusetts. He graduated from Groton and went to college at Harvard University. In his final year here, he married Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin and the niece of Teddy Roosevelt. In 1910, at age 28, Roosevelt was invited to run for the New York state senate. He ran as a Democrat in a district that had voted Republican for the past 32 years. He campaigned hard and won the election with the help of his name and a Democratic landslide. While vacationing at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, he was diagnosed as having contracted polio, after this he created the march of dimes to help find a cure for this disease. In 1932, Roosevelt was elected as president beating out Herbert Hoover. In his first 100 days, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed sweeping economic reform, calling it the "New Deal." He did everything he could to try to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. Although they help it was WWII that eventually brought them out, with the increase production of goods. Early in 1940, Roosevelt had not publically announced that he would run for an unprecedented third term as president. During 1941, Franklin Roosevelt pushed to have the United States' factories become an "arsenal of democracy" for the Allies—France, Britain, and Russia. Roosevelt wanted to keep the United states out of this war and did for awhile then the day that will live in infamy happened. Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor bringing America into the war. Roosevelt had a plan to defeat Germany, and even would go around his military to ensure the defeat of Germany. Roosevelt never got to see the end of the war dying on April 12, 1945. His four terms(12 years) in the White House set a precedent for the expansion of presidential power and redefined liberalism for generations to come.