Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.

He created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the banking systems.

At the age of 39, he was struck with a crippling illness, which at the time was thought to be polio. With later research, his disease was actually in turn, Guillain-Barré syndrome.

He won the 1936 election, in one of the greatest landslides ever, earning all but two states, and won 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes.

Many consider him the greatest president ever, but some are critical of him, as he created social security.