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, and greatest President of the 20th Century. 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 (Vermont and Maine, which, strangely, are usually 2 of the most intelligent states. They would both like to apologize), and won 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes.

Most consider him the one of the greatest presidents ever, but a few are critical of him, as he created Social Security. Those people are wrong.

FDR was President during World War II and mobilized the nation for war and is credited for this. However, his decision to imprison the entire Japanese population in the USA was pretty dumb.

He was also ultra liberal and had no conservative positions (except that internment thing). For this he is considered the founder of American liberalism sadly in the USA there are not many like him even in the democrats.