Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Legacy of Leadership and Innovation

Real Name : Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Date of Birth : January 30, 1882
Place of Birth : Hyde Park, New York, United States
Died on : April 12, 1945
Father : James Roosevelt Sr
Mother : Sara Delano Roosevelt
Height : 6 feet 2 inches or 188 centimeters
Wife : Eleanor Roosevelt

Children :

1) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906–1975)
2) James Roosevelt II (1907–1991)
3) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1914–1988)
4) Elliott Roosevelt (1910–1990)
5) John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (1916–1981)

Interesting Facts :

1) The 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, held the title of longest-serving president from 1933 until his passing in 1945. He is the most long-serving president in American history because he is the only president to have held the office for four terms.

2) Diagnosis of Polio: In 1921, Roosevelt, then 39 years old, became paralyzed from the waist down due to poliomyelitis. Roosevelt continued to participate in politics and public life despite his condition; he moved around in public with a wheelchair and leg braces to maintain discretion.

3) United Nations: Roosevelt was a major proponent of the UN’s formation during the wartime conferences in Tehran, Yalta, and San Francisco. The UN was established in 1945 to foster international cooperation, security, and peace among states in the wake of World War II.

4) Leadership During World War II: Roosevelt oversaw the country’s mobilization for combat and led it through the majority of the conflict. He also oversaw the response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He collaborated closely with Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill, the leaders of the Allies, to create plans for defeating Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany.

5) In his 1941 State of the Union Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt listed the “Four Freedoms”—freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—that he considered to be fundamental to world peace and prosperity.

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