Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President

•  Born - January 30, 1882

•  Death – April 12, 1945 - Age 63

•  Birthplace – Hyde Park, New York

•  Vice President – John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman

•  First Lady – Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

•  Democrat

•  Term - 1933 to 1945

•  Children - Anna, James, Franklin, Elliot, Franklin Delano Jr., John

•  Nickname - FDR

•  Famous Quote - "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. "

•  Pets - Fala - Scottish Terrier, Majora - German Shepherd, Meggie - Scottish Terrier, Winks - Llewellyn Setter, Tiny - Old English Sheepdog, President - Great Dane, Blaze - Mastiff

•  He was also called. "Dr. New Deal" and "Dr. Win the War" .

•  He was related to 11 other presidents via blood or by marriage.

•  He was paralyzed by the disease Polio when he was 39.

•  He was a very superstitious man.

•  He wouldn't sit at a table with 13 people.

•  He was elected president four times.

•  He appointed the first female cabinet officer, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.

•  His favorite hobby was collecting stamps. He started when he was 11. He had more than 25,000 stamps.

•  He used a wheel chair or braces on his legs.

•  He was the first president to appear on television.

•  We entered WWII in 1941 during his presidency after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.