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Birth
His parents were James and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and they lived in Hyde Park, New York. -
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FDR's life
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Graduates from Harvard
He received a bachelors degree in history. -
He marries Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
She was his fifth cousin, once removed. -
Becomes a New York senator
He represented the counties of Dutchess, Columbia, and Putnam. -
Becomes Assistant Secretary of the Navy
President Woodrow Wilson swore him in. -
Nominated for vice president
He was running with James Cox. They lost the election. -
Develops polio
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Became governer of New York
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Delivers the first 30-minute radio address
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Accepts the Democrat nomination for president
He introduced his "New Deal" at this time. -
Elected president
His vice president was John Garner. FDR defeated Herbert Hoover in this race. -
His first presidential inauguration
He became the 32nd US president. During his first hundred days, he instigated his New Deal. -
His second presidential inauguration
At this inaguration, it is remembered that FDR talked about the one-third of the population that were still “ill-housed, ill-clad, and ill-nourished," -
Begins the March of Dimes
This is a campaign he originally started to fight polio. -
Signs Fair Labor Standards Act
This set a minimum wage and a maximum number of hours a person could work. -
Becomes first president to ever be on television
He was on TV during the opening of the New York World's Fair. -
He is elected for president a third time
His vice president was Henry Wallace. FDR beat Wendell Willkie in the presidential race. -
Becomes first president to leave the country during a war
FDR went to Casablanca, Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill. This was when the “unconditional surrender” doctrine was announced. -
He is elected president a fourth time
His Vice President was Harry Truman. FDR beat Thomas E. Dewey in the presidential race. -
Death
He dies in Warm Springs, Georgia, and is buried in Hyde Park, New York a few days later.
