Franklin Delano Roosevelt

FDR – The Early Years

• Born on Jan. 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, NY

• Only child of James Jr. & Sara Ann Roosevelt

• Very attached to his mother

Franklin – The Young Man

Growing up in Hyde Park

Attends Private Schools• Groton Academy

• Harvard University

• Columbia Law School

He Marries Who???He Marries Who???• Eleanor distant

relative (5th Cousin).

• Met at a White House Reception for T.R.

• Married in 1905.

• Have six children together.

• FDR’s affair changes their relationship.

FDR – The Family Guy

Public Office Calls

• He wants to help his fellow man.

• Public service is his calling – Family and Teachers

• What is the best way to help others????

Early Political Career

• Two Terms in the New York State Legislature (1910-1912).

• Assistant Secretary of Navy under Woodrow Wilson (1913-1919).

• Runs as VP Candidate with James Cox in 1920 Presidential Election.

• Elected Governor of New York (1928).

Tragedy Strikes

• Stricken With Polio in 1921

• Rehabilitates in Warm Springs, GA

• Purchases the resort in Warm Springs to help polio victims

Warm Springs, GA

Election of 1932• Herbert Hoover – Republican Incumbent

• F.D.R. – Democratic Candidate, he wins the nomination on the fourth ballot at the Democratic Convention.

Conditions in the U.S.• 13 million Americans out of work.• Moral in the country is low.• Many feel a change in party leadership is

needed.

Election of 1932

Roosevelt - Roosevelt - DemocratDemocrat

Hoover - RepublicanHoover - Republican

Election of 1932 ResultsCandidate Popular % Electoral

F.D.R (Democrat)* 22,821,277 (57.4%) 472

Hoover (Republican) 15,761,254 (39.7%) 59

Thomas (Socialist) 884,885 (2.2%) 0

F.D.R. wins in a landslide!

Almost didn’t make it……

• Attempted assassination in Miami, FL on Feb 15, 1933

• Giuseppe Zangara – Italian Immigrant is the assassin.

• Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak dies several days later.

“I go sit down all by myself”

““You give me electric chair! I no You give me electric chair! I no afraid of the chair!”afraid of the chair!”

FDR’s Inauguration March 4, 1933

Roosevelt – Presidency

• Becomes the 32nd U.S. President.

• Serves four terms as President 1932-1945.

• Leads Country out of Depression and into World War II

• Challenges the U.S. Constitution

F.D.R. Memorial

F.D.R. Memorial

Thank You!