Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Background

• Born January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York
• Graduated from Harvard with a BA degree in History in 3 years
• He was the 32nd president of the USA
• His parents were James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt

FDR's life

• He was married to to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
• They had 6 children, 5 of whom survived infancy
• He was president Theodore's 5th cousin
• He contracted polio while on vacation in 1921

Legacy

• He is the only president to be elected 4 times
• He created The New Deal, 100 days
• He led our country through The Great Depression and WW2
• Pearl Harbor "A day that will live in infamy"

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• Texas university study says he might have had Guillan-barre's disease
• Polio usually only affected kids
• No good treatment for either disease at that time

Conclusion

• He was a great leader
• Led us through The Great Depression and WW2
• Did all of this while battling polio

Works cited

• "Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum." Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2014
• "Franklin D. Roosevelt." The White House. The White House, n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2014
• Larsen, Rebecca. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Man of Destiny. New York: F. Watts, 1991. Print.