Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt became President during the depths of the Great Depression, the 32nd President was able to communicate his own strength and assurance to a badly frightened American People. "The country needs and unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold persistent experimentation!"1 Franklin D. Roosevelt was a man of his words, he brought hope as promised prompt, vigorous action and helped the American people regain faith in the government and themselves. FDR's ebullient personality charmed not only heads of state but American voters as well. During his twelve years he established an unusually close rapport with the American people. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a confident man who feared nothing, like said in his inaugural address, " The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."2Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on the Hudson River estate of Springwood in upstate New York on the 30th of January 1882. He was the only child of James and Sara Delano Roosevelt. The family were wealthy landowners and frequent trips to Europe were not an uncommon thing in the Roosevelt family. FDR's upbringing was very un-American as the family was very European orientated,
from the age of five he was dressed in a Murray Kit, a Scottish clan with witch the Roosevelt family claimed a distant connection. He was taught both Germen and French by his own private tutors and on his 14th birthday his father gave him a 21ft yacht, complete with a tiny cabin containing two bunks and an oil stove. FDR's childhood was remarkably sheltered at Hyde Park as he was bathed with love by his parents and insulated with wealth and property. 1:Ware, Susan. "To the best of my ability" The American Presidents, DK publishing, Inc. New York, 2000. pg 227. During 1900's when FDR was eighteen his father passed away. This tightened Sara's determination to remain an important part of Franklin's life as she wanted him to grow up like his father. She even moved to Boston while Franklin attended Harvard University. Before Harvard, FDR attended at Groton school in Massachusetts which was a prestigious private school. FDR wasn't academically outstanding but he shone in school debates. During this time in his life FDR greatly looked up to "Cousin Teddy" known by others as Theodore Roosevelt, the United States 26th President (1901 - 1909). Theodore was everything that Franklin's politely ineffectual father, James was not. He possessed boundless energy and had strong political convictions. FDR greatly admired "Cousin Teddy," he was his role model and he had now set Franklin Roosevelt with another goal at which to aim - the highest office in the United States. In 1928 Franklin D. Roosevelt's enforced political exile came to an end. He immediately accepted nomination as governor of New York and convincingly won. Things began looking positive, health wise for FDR as his health stood up well to the demands of the campaign. Once he was in office, his political goal was back on track as he began to build the power base from which to launch a bid for Presidency. He served two successive terms as Governor of New York. During his second term the Great Depression had occurred. The United States faced it biggest crisis since the civil war as more that 20 million were unemployed. When President Hoover and the Republicans did nothing to improve the situation Roosevelt acted. In the Autumn of 1931 Roosevelt presided over the
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