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1933-1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice President were John N. Garner (1932 and 1936), Henry A. Wallace (1940) and Harry S. Truman (1944) F.D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address. F.D. Roosevelt's Second Inaugural Address. F.D. Roosevelt's Third Inaugural Address. F.D. Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address.
He launched a series of emergency measures, the New Deal, to revive the economy by massive government spending and to reorganize agriculture and industry under government controls. Roosevelt led America into World War II after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. He backed the formation of the United Nations to ensure lasting peace after the war, but died less than a month before Germany surrendered to the Allies. About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if Franklin D. Roosevelt would have had a casual affair with her?
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt Born: January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York. Died: April 12, 1945. Party: Democratic. Age when inaugurated: 51. Term: 1933-1945. Roosevelt led the nation out of the Great Depression of the 1930s and to victory in World War II (1941-1945). He also greatly expanded the size and role of the federal government through his New Deal social programs. Famous Fact: Roosevelt is the only President elected four times. (Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Inaugural Address (1st)
March 4, 1933
Inaugural Address (2nd) January
20, 1937
Declaration of War Against
Japan December
8, 1941
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