President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D . Roosevelt

Franklin D . Roosevelt is one of the most important and influential American political figures in the 20th century . Elected four times in office , his twelve years in the White House proved to be a testament to American courage , especially when faced with great challenges such as the Great Depression and the Second World War

Franklin D . Roosevelt , often called FDR , was born to James and Sara Delano Roosevelt in January 30 , 1882 at Hyde Park , New York (Potts , 5 The Roosevelt family was a rather affluent and Franklin was

educated most of his younger years with tutors . In 1900 , he enrolled at Harvard University and ended his college career at Columbia University Law School (Potts , 7 ) On St . Patrick 's Day , 1905 , Franklin married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt , a distant cousin and the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt greatly admired his fifth cousin , President Theodore Roosevelt who ascended to the presidency during Franklin 's freshman year at Harvard . On several instances , Franklin visited the White House to discuss issues with his cousin Teddy . It is inevitable then that Franklin would have a growing interest in joining politics . He entered public service just as his cousin did , but as a Democrat in New York , a known Republican state . This proved to be a liability and problems arose but eventually , in 1910 , Franklin was elected to the New York Senate (Coker , 11 ) Three years later , in 1913 , President Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy , something he...