The new deal biography franklin roosevelt

(1882-1945)

Who Was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd American president.

The new deal biography franklin roosevelt

FDR, as he was often called, led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, and greatly expanding the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal.

Stricken with polio in 1921, Roosevelt spent much of his adult life in a wheelchair.

A whole generation of Americans grew up knowing no other president, as FDR served an unprecedented four terms in office. Roosevelt’s social programs reinvented the role of government in Americans' lives, while his presidency during World War II established the United States' leadership on the world stage.

Early Life and Education

Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was born into a wealthy family as the only child of James