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Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Also known as: FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Category:
History & Society
- In full:
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Byname:
- FDR
- Died:
- April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia (aged 63)
- Founder:
- March of Dimes Foundation
- Political Affiliation:
- Democratic Party
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (born January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York, U.S.—died April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia) 32nd president of the United States (1933–45). The only president elected to the office four times, Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II. In so doing, he greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal, and he served as the principal architect of the successful effort to rid the world of German National Socialism and ...(100 of 5114 words)