Franklin D.Roosevelt.ppt

FranklinDRooseveltFranklinDRooseveltThendUSPresidentFranklinDRooseveltFranklinDRooseveltBorn:January,,NewYorkNickname:FDRPoliticalParty:DemocraticPartyPresidency:Died:April,,GeorgiaFamilyBackgroundFamilyBackgroundFDRwasborninoneofthewealthiestandoldestfamiliesinNewYorkStateChildhoodChildhoodHewastheonlysonofJamesRooseveltandSaraRooseveltChildhoodChildhoodHismotherwasthedominantinfluenceinFranklin’searlyyearsChildhoodChildhoodFDRlearnedtoride,shoot,row,andplaypoloandtennisFDRwasathleticandphysicallystrongEducationEducation:Groton:HarvardColumbiapracticedlawinaprominentNewYorkCitylawfirmMarriageMarriageIn,FDRmarriedadistantcousin,AnnaEleanorRoosevelt,whowasthenieceofPresidentTheodoreRooseveltFamilyLifeFamilyLifeThecouplehadsixchildren,fiveofthemsurvivedinfancyAnna()James()Elliott()FranklinJr()John()ChildrenChildrenAnnamovedintotheWhiteHouseintoserveasherfather’sconfidentialassistant,accompanyinghimtotheYaltaConferenceinandwaswithhimwhenhediedJamesservedasasecretarytohisfatherinThenhejoinedtheMarinesinthewarElliottservedintheAirForceJohnandFranklinJrwereenlistedintheNavyPoliticalCareerPoliticalCareer:MemberofNewYorkStateLegislature:AssistantSecretaryofUSNavyPersonalTragedyPersonalTragedyIn,whenhewasyearsold,Rooseveltcontractedpolio,aterrifyingandincurablediseasethatlefthimparalyzedinhislegsConqueringtheDiseaseConqueringtheDiseaseConqueringtheDiseaseConqueringtheDiseaseEleanorlatersaidofthistime:“Iknowthathehadrealfearwhenhewasfirsttakenill,buthelearnedtosurmountitAfterthatIneverheardhimsayhewasafraidofanythingAfterhisstrugglewithpolio,heseemedlessarrogant,lesssmug,lesssuperficial,morefocused,morecomplex,moreinteresting”WhenHeavenisabouttoplaceagreatresponsibilityonagreatman,italwaysfirstfrustrateshisspiritandwill,exhaustshismusclesandbones,exposeshimtostarvationandpoverty,harasseshimbytroublesandsetbackssoastostimulatehisspirit,toughenhisnatureandenhancehisabilitiesContinuedPoliticalLifeContinuedPoliticalLifeGovernorofNewYorkUSPresidentConfidenceConfidenceRoosevelt’sconfidencewashiswillingnesstotryeverythingConfidenceConfidence“Whenhemadeuphismindtodosomething,”Eleanorsaid,“hedidittothebestofhisability,butifitwentsour,hesimplystarteditalloveragainanddidsomethingelseHeeverspenttimerepiningHerecognizedthedifficultiesandoftensaidthat,whilehedidnotknowtheanswer,hewascompletelyconfidentthattherewasananswerandthatonehadtotryuntiloneeitherfounditforhimselforgotitfromsomeoneelse”ConfidenceConfidence“I’lltellyou,”FranklinRooseveltoncetoldafriendduringthetoughestyearsofhispresidency,“atnightwhenIlaymyheadonmypillow,anditisoftenprettylate,andIthinkofthethingsthathavecomebeforemeduringthedayandthedecisionsthatIhavemade,Isaytomyselfwell,IhavedonethebestIcouldandturnoverandgotosleep”ConfidenceConfidenceInthefirstinauguraladdress,FDRsaid:“wehavenothingtofearTheonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself”