Franklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States
(March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945)
Nickname: "FDR"
Born: January
30, 1882, in Hyde
Park, New York
Died: April
12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia
Father: James
Roosevelt
Mother: Sara
Delano Roosevelt
Married: Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), on March 17, 1905
Children: Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt (1906-75); James
Roosevelt (1907-91); Elliott
Roosevelt (1910-90); Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (1914-88); John
Aspinwall Roosevelt (1916-81)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Graduated
from Harvard College (1903); Attended Columbia Law School
Occupation: Public
official, lawyer
Political Party: Democrat
Other Government Positions:
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Member of New York State Legislature, 1911-13
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20
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Governor of New York, 1929-33
Presidential Salary: $75,000/year
Presidential Election
Results:
Year |
|
Popular Votes |
Electoral Votes |
1932 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
22,809,638 |
472 |
|
Herbert
C. Hoover |
15,758,901 |
59 |
1936 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
27,752,869 |
523 |
|
Alfred M. Landon |
16,674,665 |
8 |
1940 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
27,307,819 |
449 |
|
Wendell L. Willkie |
22,321,018 |
82 |
1944 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
25,606,585 |
432 |
|
Thomas E. Dewey |
22,014,745 |
99 |
Vice President: John
N. Garner (1933-41); Henry
A. Wallace (1941-45); Harry
S. Truman (1945)
Cabinet:
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Secretary of State
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Cordell Hull (1933-44)
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. (1944-45)
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Secretary of the Treasury
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William H. Woodin (1933-34)
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Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1934-45)
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Secretary of War
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George H. Dern (1933-36)
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Harry H. Woodring (1937-40)
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Henry L.
Stimson (1940-45)
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Attorney General
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Homer S. Cummings (1933-39)
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Frank Murphy (1939-40)
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Robert H. Jackson (1940-41)
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Francis B. Biddle (1941-45)
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Postmaster General
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James A. Farley (1933-40)
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Frank C. Walker (1940-45)
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Secretary of the Navy
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Claude A. Swanson (1933-39)
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Charles Edison (1940)
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Frank Knox (1940-44)
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James V. Forrestal (1944-45)
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Secretary of the Interior
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Harold L. Ickes (1933-45)
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Henry A. Wallace (1933-40)
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Claude R. Wickard (1940-45)
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Secretary of Commerce
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Daniel C. Roper (1933-38)
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Harry L. Hopkins (1939-40)
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Jesse H. Jones (1940-45)
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Henry A. Wallace (1945)
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Secretary of Labor
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Frances Perkins (1933-1945)
Notable Events:
Internet Biographies:
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Franklin D. Roosevelt --
from The
Presidents of the United States of America
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Compiled by the White House.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt --
from Table
of Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States - MSN Encarta
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Grolier Online has created this resource from its collection of
print articles in Encyclopedia Americana. Contains a full biography,
written by James T. Patterson of Brown University and author of Congressional
Conservatism and the New Deal and The
New Deal and the States, along with suggestions for further
reading.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt --
from The
American President
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From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of
Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves,
they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of
presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant
events in the lives of each administration.
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Franklin D.
Roosevelt -- from the Franklin
D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
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A biography written by the staff of the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Library.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt --
from Character
Above All
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From a PBS broadcast by the same name, this essay excerpt by Doris
Kearns Goodwin discusses
some of the issues and events that molded Roosevelt.
Historical Documents:
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First Inaugural
Address (1933)
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Second Inaugural
Address (1937)
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Third Inaugural
Address (1941)
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Fourth Inaugural
Address (1945)
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Fireside Chats (1933-44)
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Four Freedom's Speech (1941)
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Atlantic Charter (1941)
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Declaration
of War on Japan (1941)
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Declaration of War on Germany (1941)
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Statement on North African Policy (1942)
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Yalta
Conference Agreements (1945)
Media Resources:
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Audio
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From his 1941 inaugural address where he speaks of an enduring
democracy: "Put away many evil things..." (1:10)
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RealAudio | MP3
(552K)
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From the Vincent
Voice Library at
Michigan State University under the leadership of Dr. Maurice Crane.
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"Americanism"
from the 1920 election campaign
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From the Library of Congress Voices
of the Presidential Election of 1920.
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Audio & Video
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The
American Presidency Projects's Presidential Audio/Video Archive for
Franklin D. Roosevelt site
Other Internet Resources:
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FDR
Cartoons
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"This site contains political cartoons from the presidency of
Franklin D. Roosevelt. This preservation project is a cooperative
venture of the AP Computer Math class and the AP United States
History classes at Niskayuna High School."
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Library and Museum
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Tourist information along with history, genealogy, and documents of
the former president. Located in Hyde Park, New York.
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Frankilin Delano
Roosevelt Memorial
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Located in Washington, D.C., This site had tourist information,
insight into the design of the memorial, and the text of the
inscriptions throughout the memorial.
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Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site
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Tourist information on Roosevelt's Hyde Park, New York birthplace
and boyhood home. Includes information about FDR and links to other
Roosevelt tourist spots.
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Roosevelt Campobello
International Park
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Located in New Brunswick, Canada, this international park is
maintained equally by the U.S. and Canada. Roosevelt vacationed here
often, fishing, hiking and sailing. Visitor information is
available.
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USS Potomac - The Presidential
Yacht Potomac
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Tourist information on FDR's "Floating White House," which is now
located in Oakland, California.
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