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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945) served as the 32nd President of the United States and was elected to four terms in office. He served from 1933-1945, and is the only President to serve more than two terms. A central figure of the 20th century, scholarly surveys rank him among the three greatest U.S. Presidents.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Roosevelt created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic system. His most famous legacies include the Social Security system and the regulation of Wall Street. His aggressive use of an active federal government reenergized the Democratic party. Roosevelt built the New Deal coalition that dominated politics into the 1960s. He and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt remain touchstones for American liberalism. The conservatives fought back, but Roosevelt consistently prevailed until he tried to pack the Supreme Court in 1937, and the Conservative coalition formed to stop New Deal expansion.
After 1938, Roosevelt championed rearmament and led the nation away from isolationism as the world headed into World War II. He provided extensive support to Winston Churchill and the British war effort before the attack on Pearl Harbor pulled the U.S. into the fighting. During the war, Roosevelt and the United States provided decisive leadership against Nazi Germany and made the United States the principal arms supplier and financier of the Allies who defeated Germany, Italy and Japan. Roosevelt led the United States as it became the Arsenal of Democracy, putting 16 million American men and women into uniform.
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Character Above All: Franklin D. Roosevelt - Provides a brief look at the character traits that made Roosevelt great. From PBS.
FDR - The Man, the Leader, the Legacy - Part one of a multipart series from the Future of Freedom Foundation.
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FDR Cartoons - A collection of political cartoons from Roosevelt's administration.
FDR Library - Online Photographs - Browse, search, or download copyright-free images of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, World War II, and the Great Depression and New Deal.
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FDR's Little White House - Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential retreat and museum in Warm Springs, Georgia. Near the historic campus of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation.
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FDR: Pacific Warlord - Critical reappraisal of Roosevelt's policy in the far east, including his attitude to Japanese americans and their internment.
Fireside Chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Online version of presidential radio broadcasts made between 1933 and 1945.
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Short biography from the official White House site.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center - Non-profit group provides educational and other learning opportunities concerning the life and public service of Franklin D. Roosevelt, his family and associates.
Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - Brief description, photo, and printable tourist guide for Springwood, Roosevelt's lifelong home.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Our Handicaps Exist Only In The Mind - Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: President of the Century - A photo-rich biography of the first couple from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Includes Roosevelt's speeches and a detailed look at his bout with polio.
Meta Description: [ The mission of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute is to inform new generations of the ideals and achievements of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and to inspire the application of their spirit of optimism and innovation to the solution of current problems. We believe, as FDR did, that the... ]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Brief biography and selection of speeches from the HTML project.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) - Provides a biography of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). Includes his picture and list of his Supreme Court appointments.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1st Inaugural Speech - Complete online HTML text.
Franklin Roosevelt's Safe Files - Files, dating from 1933-1945, consist of formerly National Security Classified materials, mainly from the World War II period. Correspondence, reports, and memoranda concerning: the Manhattan Project, the Atlantic Charter and the United Nations, the O.S.S., the War, Navy, Treasury and State Departments, Germany and Japan.
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Remembering Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Washington Post tribute based on recollections submitted by readers.
Roosevelt and the Royals - Describes a book about the relationship between Roosevelt and the Royals. Photos and bio of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The American President: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations.
Meta Description: [ In-depth essays created by the University of Virginia on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life and administration. ]
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum - Provides access to documents, photographs, sound and video recordings, finding aids, and other primary source materials.
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TIME Person of the Year Archive: Franklin D. Roosevelt - Article reprinted from the Jan. 5, 1942, issue of TIME.
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Was FDR Assassinated? - Brief description of author Bill Hanson's Closely Guarded Secrets: The Assassination of FDR. Suggests FDR died at the hands of a Nazi assassination team.
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