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Franklin Delano Roosevelt[a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest-serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States four times: 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. Prior to the third-term election of 1940, it was a presidential tradition set by George Washington that presidents only held the office for two terms.
March 4 – First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. March 5 - President Roosevelt calls for the 73rd United States Congress to participate in an extraordinary session the following Thursday, March 9. During the night hours he proclaim a national holiday during the midnight of March 9.
Length of Presidency. Franklin D. Roosevelt served as president longer than any other Chief Executive - 12 years 39 days. William Henry Harrison served the shortest time - 31 days. Twelve presidents have served exactly two terms (8 years). Thirteen have served exactly one term (4 years).
On November 5, 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt broke a long-held precedent—one that started with George Washington —when he became the first president elected to a third term. Roosevelt would go...
Timeline of important events in the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States (1933–45). The only U.S. president elected to the office four times, Roosevelt led the country through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II.
Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression as our 32nd President (1933-1945), Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves.
Assuming the presidency during the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his first Inaugural Address that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Born on January 30, 1882 at Hyde Park, New York, he attended ...
Chronology of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Career The Early Years. 1882 Born in Hyde Park, NY on January 30. 1896-1900 FDR attends Groton, a private preparatory school in Massachusetts. 1900-1903 FDR attends Harvard, receiving a BA in history. 1905 Married Eleanor Roosevelt, a fifth cousin once removed, in NYC on March 17 Enters Columbia Law School
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd American president. FDR, as he was often called, led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, and greatly expanding the powers...