Franklin D. Roosevelt Facts and Trivia |
| Birthday: January 30, 1882 |
| Birthplace: Hyde Park, NY |
| College or University: Harvard |
| Religion: Episcopalian |
| Occupation or Profession: Lawyer |
| Military Rank: Assistant Secretary of the Navy |
| Married: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Jr., Elliott Roosevelt, a second Franklin Delano, Jr., John Aspinwall Roosevelt |
| President number: 32nd |
| Political Party: Democrat |
| Runner Up: Herbert Hoover - Alfred M. Landon - Wendel L. Willkie - Thomas E. Dewey |
| Vice President: John N. Garner (1st and 2nd terms) - Henry A. Wallace (3rd term) - Harry S. Truman (4th term) |
| Age at Inauguration: 51 |
| Served: 1933-1945 |
| Number of terms: 3 |
| Other Offices or Commissions: N.Y. Senator |
| Died: April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, GA |
| Age at Death: 63 |
| Place of Burial: Hyde Park, NY |
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Other Interesting Facts and
Trivia:
- Franklin Roosevelt led the country
out of the Great Depression.
- Franklin Roosevelt's profile is found
on the U.S. dime. It has appeared on the dime from 1946 -
present.
- FDR came from a wealthy family. He
was a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt as well as Eleanor Roosevelt, who he
later married while a student at Columbia Law School.
- After beginning a political career,
Roosevelt was struck with polio. Within 2 days, he couldn't walk and was
confined to a wheel chair.
- In 1932, Roosevelt promised a New
Deal for Americans which included help for farmers and better working conditions
for most Americans.
- FDR was a strong wartime leader.
After the attack at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. declared war on Japan. Germany and
Italy declared war on the United States.
- FDR died of a stroke shortly into his
4th term. One month later, the Allies won the war in Europe.
- Roosevelt is the only president to
serve more than 2 terms. He was elected 4 times. In 1951, Congress passed the
22nd Amendment to the Constitution limiting presidents to two
terms.
- Eleanor Roosevelt was a busy First
Lady. She wanted to make sure that African Americans, women, immigrants and all
other Americans were part of the New
Deal.
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