he was President of the United States
longer than anyone welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and
accomplishments of FDR Franklin Delano
Roosevelt was born January 30th 1882 in
Hyde Park New York his political
aspirations developed when his fifth
cousin Theodore Roosevelt ascended to
the presidency after William McKinley’s
death in 1901 in 1905 he married his
fifth cousin once-removed Eleanor
Roosevelt and soon used his Harvard
degree to begin practicing law in 1911
he ran as a Democratic state senator in
his home state and won handily thanks to
his family status Roosevelt’s smart
politics eventually earned him admirers
nationwide and a second term after being
appointed assistant secretary of the
Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913
he created the US Naval Reserve in 1914
Roosevelt attempted and failed to run
for a US Senate seat for New York State
and six years later he unsuccessfully
ran for vice president alongside James M
Cox despite these disappointments his
political career flourished on a
personal level his extramarital affairs
threatened his marriage he and Eleanor
decided to remain political partners if
not romantic ones by 1921 FDR was
diagnosed with polio to salvage his
political career he trained himself to
walk short distances with braces and a
cane and was never seen using his
wheelchair despite paralysis Roosevelt
then won the governorship of New York in
1928 after mending fences with the
Democratic Party
due to his differing opinions he enacted
various progressive social policies and
won a second term two years later thanks
to the Great Depression which many
blamed on failed Republican policies
Roosevelt however set his sights on the
White House in his campaign FDR promoted
New Deal politics to ease the economic
strain he gained support from special
interest groups like
unions african-americans and the white
South his charisma and upbeat outlook
elevated him above incumbent Republican
Herbert Hoover and in November 1932
Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President
of the United States struck down the two
miles of Pennsylvania Avenue in the
nation’s capital ride mr. Hoover and mr.
Roosevelt
this was a turning point in American
politics for several decades the
Democrats remained the dominant party
when he was inaugurated on March 4th
1933 1/4 of the country’s workforce was
jobless as President Roosevelt applied
his New Deal policies to promote relief
reform and recovery unemployment then
dropped drastically and the gross
national product rose Roosevelt kept his
population informed with radio addresses
known as fireside chats however he was
not immune to criticism detractors
feared increasing socialism and
frivolous government spending
regardless Roosevelt won a second term
in 1936 but wasn’t able to pass much
significant legislation by 1938 poor
political choices resulted in the
Democrats losing Senate and House seats
when World War Two erupted the next year
the u.s. declared support for Britain
and France but maintained they would not
fight Roosevelt subsequently built a
strong relationship with British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill as the war
progressed public support turned in
favor of intervention and the Americans
built up their military in 1940 FDR won
an historic third term as president in
the midst of this conflict as the
two-term limit had not yet been
established after the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor December 7th 1941 the u.s.
officially joined the war in infamy
Roosevelt Churchill and communist
Russia’s Joseph Stalin formed the big
three and forged plans to beat Adolf
Hitler and Nazi Germany Roosevelt soon
spearheaded the idea for the United
Nations to prepare for post-war
relations however in March 1944 he
secretly learned that the stress of his
job had left him with ailments like high
blood pressure and congestive heart
failure despite this he and his
vice-presidential
harry s truman ran for FDR’s fourth term
and won Roosevelt traveled the world to
end the war despite his ill health and
proved his mental capacity was
unaffected but on April 12th 1945 the
world was shocked when he suffered a
stroke and died his legacy was fulfilled
when less than a month later the war in
Europe ended in his 12 years in the
White House Franklin Delano Roosevelt
led the country through some of its most
difficult times for that reason he is
consistently ranked among the best
presidents in history and so we
commissioned you attended may I join
with you
longer than anyone welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and
accomplishments of FDR Franklin Delano
Roosevelt was born January 30th 1882 in
Hyde Park New York his political
aspirations developed when his fifth
cousin Theodore Roosevelt ascended to
the presidency after William McKinley’s
death in 1901 in 1905 he married his
fifth cousin once-removed Eleanor
Roosevelt and soon used his Harvard
degree to begin practicing law in 1911
he ran as a Democratic state senator in
his home state and won handily thanks to
his family status Roosevelt’s smart
politics eventually earned him admirers
nationwide and a second term after being
appointed assistant secretary of the
Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913
he created the US Naval Reserve in 1914
Roosevelt attempted and failed to run
for a US Senate seat for New York State
and six years later he unsuccessfully
ran for vice president alongside James M
Cox despite these disappointments his
political career flourished on a
personal level his extramarital affairs
threatened his marriage he and Eleanor
decided to remain political partners if
not romantic ones by 1921 FDR was
diagnosed with polio to salvage his
political career he trained himself to
walk short distances with braces and a
cane and was never seen using his
wheelchair despite paralysis Roosevelt
then won the governorship of New York in
1928 after mending fences with the
Democratic Party
due to his differing opinions he enacted
various progressive social policies and
won a second term two years later thanks
to the Great Depression which many
blamed on failed Republican policies
Roosevelt however set his sights on the
White House in his campaign FDR promoted
New Deal politics to ease the economic
strain he gained support from special
interest groups like
unions african-americans and the white
South his charisma and upbeat outlook
elevated him above incumbent Republican
Herbert Hoover and in November 1932
Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President
of the United States struck down the two
miles of Pennsylvania Avenue in the
nation’s capital ride mr. Hoover and mr.
Roosevelt
this was a turning point in American
politics for several decades the
Democrats remained the dominant party
when he was inaugurated on March 4th
1933 1/4 of the country’s workforce was
jobless as President Roosevelt applied
his New Deal policies to promote relief
reform and recovery unemployment then
dropped drastically and the gross
national product rose Roosevelt kept his
population informed with radio addresses
known as fireside chats however he was
not immune to criticism detractors
feared increasing socialism and
frivolous government spending
regardless Roosevelt won a second term
in 1936 but wasn’t able to pass much
significant legislation by 1938 poor
political choices resulted in the
Democrats losing Senate and House seats
when World War Two erupted the next year
the u.s. declared support for Britain
and France but maintained they would not
fight Roosevelt subsequently built a
strong relationship with British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill as the war
progressed public support turned in
favor of intervention and the Americans
built up their military in 1940 FDR won
an historic third term as president in
the midst of this conflict as the
two-term limit had not yet been
established after the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor December 7th 1941 the u.s.
officially joined the war in infamy
Roosevelt Churchill and communist
Russia’s Joseph Stalin formed the big
three and forged plans to beat Adolf
Hitler and Nazi Germany Roosevelt soon
spearheaded the idea for the United
Nations to prepare for post-war
relations however in March 1944 he
secretly learned that the stress of his
job had left him with ailments like high
blood pressure and congestive heart
failure despite this he and his
vice-presidential
harry s truman ran for FDR’s fourth term
and won Roosevelt traveled the world to
end the war despite his ill health and
proved his mental capacity was
unaffected but on April 12th 1945 the
world was shocked when he suffered a
stroke and died his legacy was fulfilled
when less than a month later the war in
Europe ended in his 12 years in the
White House Franklin Delano Roosevelt
led the country through some of its most
difficult times for that reason he is
consistently ranked among the best
presidents in history and so we
commissioned you attended may I join
with you
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