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Early Life
"Roosevelt was the only child of James and Sara Delano Roosevelt. The family lived in unostentatious and genteel luxury, dividing its time between the family estate in the Hudson River Valley of New York state and European resorts" ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Spouse
"It was also during his Harvard years that he fell in love with Theodore Roosevelt's neice, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was then active in charitable work for the poor in New York City. The distant cousins became engaged during Roosevelt's final year at Harvard, and they were married on March 17, 1905" ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Anna E. Roosevelt
Anna was born on May 3, 1906 in New York City ("Roosevelt, Franklin Delano" Encyclopedia Britannica).
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James Roosevelt
James was born on December 23, 1907 in New York City ("Roosevelt, Franklin Delano" Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Senate
Roosevelt was senate twice in 1910 and was reelected in 1912 in the New York Senate until 1913 ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Elliott Roosevelt
Elliott was born on September 23, 1910 in New York City ("Roosevelt, Franklin Delano" Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy overseas in 1913 to 1920 ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Franklin, Jr. Roosevelt
Franklin Jr. was born on August 17, 1914 in Campobello Island ("Roosevelt, Franklin Delano" Encyclopedia Britannica).
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John Roosevelt
John was born on March 13, 1916 in New York ("Roosevelt, Franklin Delano" Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Scandals
"In the summer of 1918 he made an extended tour of naval bases and battlefields overseas. Upon his return, Eleanor Roosevelt discovered that her husband had been romantically involved with her social secretary, Lucy Mercer. She offered him a divorce; he refused and promised never to see Mercer again (a promise he would break in the 1940s)" ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Governor of New York
Roosevelt was the governor of New York in 1928 and was reelected in 1930 until 1932 ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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President
"32nd president of the United States (1933-45)" ("Roosevelt, Franklin D." Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
"Roosevelt knew local and state agencies had run out of funds, so he created the Federal Emergency Relief Admininstration, headed by Harry Hopkins, to give money to local relief agencies" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" ABC-CLIO).
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Civilian Conservation Corps
"...created to provide temporary relief jobs" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" ABC-CLIO).
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Public Works Administration
"...created to provide temporary relief jobs" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" ABC-CLIO).
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Accomplishments
"...Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II. In so doing, he greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal, and he served as the principal architect of the sucessful effort to rid the world of German National Socialism and Japanese militarism" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" Encyclopedia Britannica).
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Civil Works Administration
"...created to provide temporary relief jobs" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" ABC-CLIO).
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Works Progress Administration
"...created to provide temporary relief jobs" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" ABC-CLIO).
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Death
"Ordered by his doctors to rest after his return from Yalta, Roosevelt traveled to his favorite retreat at Warm Springs, Georgia, where he suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage and died on April 12, 1945" ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" ABC-CLIO).
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A bird
A bird represents Roosevelt. "Birds symbolize the power that helps people to speak reflectively and leads them to think out many things in advance before they take action" (Umich). Through Roosevelt's speeches he influenced millions of Americans and gave them hope. Like birds, he told others about his ideas then put them into action. http://www.ehdwalls.com/1024x768/animals/beautiful_bird_1024x768/ -
Purple
Roosevelt's physical condition declined in 1921. It began with polio then led to his death caused by cerebral hemorrhage. "...purple, in this respect it can be a sign of physical injury" (Umich). Despite his illnesses, he remained strong and confident.
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Works Cited
"Roosevelt, Franklin D.." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. "Franklin D. Roosevelt." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. "Roosevelt, Franklin Delano." Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011. http://blogs.courant.com/susan_campbell/fdr.jpg
