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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1945. He was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to James and Sara Roosevelt. He was educated privately at home until age 14, when he entered Groton Preparatory School in Massachusetts. He received a BA degree in history from Harvard University in 1903. In 1905, he married his distant cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, who was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. The couple had six children, five of whom survived infancy: Anna, James, Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John. Roosevelt entered politics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat from his traditionally Republican home district. He was motivated by his cousin Theodore, who continued to urge young men of privileged backgrounds to enter public service. Roosevelt looked for an opportunity to launch a career in politics and found it when Democratic Party leaders of Dutchess county, New York, persuaded him to run for the state senate. Roosevelt's early political career was marked by his election to the New York State Senate as a Democrat in 1910. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson. In 1921, he contracted polio and became paralyzed from the waist down. Despite this setback, he made a political comeback and was elected Governor of New York in 1928. As Governor, he implemented several progressive policies that would later become part of his New Deal program as President. As President, Roosevelt led the United States through some of its most challenging times. He is best known for his New Deal program, which aimed to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression. He also led the country through World War II until his death on April 12, 1945.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1945. He was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to James and Sara Roosevelt. He was educated privately at home until age 14, when he entered Groton Preparatory School in Massachusetts. He received a BA degree in history from Harvard University in 1903. In 1905, he married his distant cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, who was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. The couple had six children, five of whom survived infancy: Anna, James, Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John. Roosevelt entered politics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat from his traditionally Republican home district. He was motivated by his cousin Theodore, who continued to urge young men of privileged backgrounds to enter public service. Roosevelt looked for an opportunity to launch a career in politics and found it when Democratic Party leaders of Dutchess county, New York, persuaded him to run for the state senate. Roosevelt's early political career was marked by his election to the New York State Senate as a Democrat in 1910. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson. In 1921, he contracted polio and became paralyzed from the waist down. Despite this setback, he made a political comeback and was elected Governor of New York in 1928. As Governor, he implemented several progressive policies that would later become part of his New Deal program as President. As President, Roosevelt led the United States through some of its most challenging times. He is best known for his New Deal program, which aimed to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression. He also led the country through World War II until his death on April 12, 1945.

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