Franklin D. Roosevelt
Early Life
Entering Politics
Presidency
During his presidential campaign, Franklin promised a "New Deal" for America, hoping to bring the economy out of this huge fall. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1932. When he was elected for his first term he set about revamping the economy. Roosevelt proposed the Agricultural Adjustment Act which paid farmers to cut back on production and force up prices. Thus the end of the Great Depression, he was elected an additional three terms. He then led the United States to victory in World War Two. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only person to be elected president four times. Roosevelt made a huge impact on America by bringing it out of the biggest economic depression in history.
Death
Sadly, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died at the age of 63 on April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia, United States.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
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