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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, – April 12, ), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. He served through the Great Depression and the Second World War.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

— Franklin D.

Roosevelt, (First Inaugural Address)

FDR was elected during the height of the Great Depression in and remained President until his death in During his presidency, he oversaw an expansion of the Federal Government and helped America lose its isolationist stance as it took a leading role in the defeat of the axis powers &#; Japan and Germany during World War Two.

As the war came to a conclusion, he helped to lay the foundations for the United Nations. Roosevelt was a very influential figure in both American and world politics.

Early life FDR

Roosevelt was born on 30 January , in Hyde Park, New York, to a wealthy family.

He was brought up with a privileged background but was influenced by his headmaster at