Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dates Served: 1933-1945
Number of President: 32
Place of Birth: Hyde Park, New York
Date of Birth: January 30, 1882
Date of Death: April 12, 1945
Wife: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Number of Children: Six
Age When Elected: 51
College Attended: Harvard University
A Career Before His Presidency: A lawyer at Columbia University law school
Number of States During His Presidency: 48 States
Cooperation: He signed into law the Social Security Act
Diligence: He traveled the country and gave speeches
Courage: He got polio and was paralyzed from his chest down and had to be in a wheelchair
Leadership: He gave many jobs to men age 18 to 25
Obstacles He Had to Overcome: He was president during world war ll and the Great Depresion
Historic Events: Walt Disney releases the movie Bambi. Amelia Earhert first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Frances Perkins becomes first female presidential cabinet member.
Fun Facts: He was such a popular president that the White House staff measured his mail by pound. He collected nearly 25,ooo stamps in his life at his death his collection was worth millions of dollars. He was a president during would war l and Great Depression.
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