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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@plutoniumpage it's interesting how the wingnuts tack -gate onto their manufactured scandals tacitly implying Watergate was a real scandal.
clmerle (Chris Merle) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:23:09 -0000
@plutoniumpage it's interesting how the wingnuts tack -gate onto their manufactured scandals tacitly implying Watergate was a real scandal.
Funny how we see no mention of Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens' decade-long affair in MSN.com's list of Top 10 Sports Sex Scandals.
Jessabelle2o7 (Jess) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:22:04 -0000
Funny how we see no mention of Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens' decade-long affair in MSN.com's list of Top 10 Sports Sex Scandals.
@kittyvoncartier but you are right though. but if they tax drugs and sex no more money problems . or sex scandals LOL
Bustafish (Erich Faggart) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:20:07 -0000
@kittyvoncartier but you are right though. but if they tax drugs and sex no more money problems . or sex scandals LOL
Hella scandals at my company Christmas party last night. Never expected the 80 yr old CNA newbie would win a 50" tv! WTF kaaarmaa :/
danggitsdonne (donne cheryll.) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:54:12 -0000
Hella scandals at my company Christmas party last night. Never expected the 80 yr old CNA newbie would win a 50" tv! WTF kaaarmaa :/
@fhsaa The FHSAA is a great Athletic Association. But if you can't stop cheating scandals from middle schools, I won't consider you great!
ben_nett (Bennett) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:42:25 -0000
@fhsaa The FHSAA is a great Athletic Association. But if you can't stop cheating scandals from middle schools, I won't consider you great!
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