Franklin D Roosevelt Biography Essay

Franklin D. Roosevelt commonly known by his initials FDR, was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York to a prominent New York family. Roosevelt was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. He attended Groton School and Harvard University, graduating in 1903. In 1905, he married Eleanor D. Roosevelt, with whom he had six children. He entered politics in 1910, serving in the New York State Senate, and then as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson. In 1920, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the United States, but was defeated by Calvin Coolidge. Roosevely was stricken with polio in 1921, with cost him the use of his legs and put his political career onhold for several years. After returning to political life by placing Alfred E. Smith's name into nomination at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, Roosevelt was asked by Smith to run for Governer of New York in the 1928 election. Roosevelt served as a reform governor from 1929 to 1932, and promoted the enactment of programs to combat the Great Depression that occurred during his governorship. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover in November 1932, at the depth of the Great Depression. Energized by his personal victory

The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937, but then relapsed into a deep recession. Allong with several smaller programs, major surviving programs include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which was created in 1933, and Social Security, which Congress passed in