Hi my name is Franklin Delano Roosevelt and I am going to tell you about my life. I was born on January 30th 1882 in Hyde Park , New York. My parents are James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt. My family was wealthy, and I was the only child but I did have a half brother. When I was 14 I went to a small boarding school in Massachusetts called Groton School. My first job was a apprentice lawyer in 1907. When I was young I had a lot of tutors to help with my school work. In my early years I was not good at sports and made a big effort to do better.
I went to Harvard University and Columbia University Law School. Few weeks into Harvard my dad died in 1900. My fifth cousin Theodore Roosevelt is one who I greatly admire got me into politics. In 1910 I ran for the New York senate and won!I supported Woodrow Wilson and I was rewarded with being the appointment candidate as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. I was 6 feet 2 inches. I had brown hair and had blue-grey eyes. On August 10, 1921 I got polio this means I was paralyzed. I got polio when I was in New Brunswick, Canada. I was most likely got have got it at a large boy scout encampment at Bear Mountain, NY in July of that year. I tried many things to regain my strength in my lower legs. For a few winters I cruised Florida’s warm waters to help my legs this seemed to help a little. Then I spent two summers with a doctor who made me exercise my legs.
My family was wonderful even though I didn’t spend a lot of time will them. My family was big supporters in my life in politics. On March 17th ,1905 I was married to Eleanor Roosevelt which was my fifth cousin. Eleanor and I had one daughter and five sons which one of these died in infancy. My daugher Anna was born on May 3, 1906 she grew up to be a writer. Next, is James but he liked to be called “Jimmy”. James was born on December 23, 1907 and grew up to be a businessman.Third is Elliott he was born on September 23, 1910. When he grew up he was an author. Forth is Franklin he was born on August 17, 1914. He grew a became an American Politician. My last son is John, and he born March 13, 1916.
In 1932 I was elected for President for my first term. In my campaign speech I said my really famous quote, “ The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. In my time as president I said many quotes such as this one “ There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still”. Some of my quotes were funny, but most of my quotes were serious and got right to my point I was trying to make. I was elected as a democrat and my Vice President was Harry S. Truman. It was a hard to be president because of the Great Depression at the time of my first and second term. In August 14,1935 I sighed the Social Security Act. In 1936 I was elected my second term. At the end of my second term World War 2 started which was not an easy decision to make. In 1940 I was elected for my third term. I realized that I was elected more than any other president which was such a great honor.In my third term the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This was one of the biggest things that I faced during my presidency. I was elected again for my fourth term in 1944. We were still at war at the time and it was hard to run a country.
On April 12, 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt died. At this time Roosevelt was still in his 4 term . Franklin did not die in Washington but in Warm Springs, Georgia. Warm Springs, Georgia was a place that Franklin went find strength to resume his political career. Franklin was a great man and a wonderful president. In his presidency he overcame many things and the great depression. Franklin will will live on and remain one of the greatest presidents of all time.
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- www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklinroosevelt 2/3/16
- Biography.com 2/3/16
- millercenter.org/president/biography/fdroosevelt-family life 2/4/16
- History.com 2/4/16
- fdrlibrary.marist.edu 2/5/16
- www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/219075.Franklin_D_Roosevelt