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1 day ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to businessman James Roosevelt I and his second wife, Sara Ann Delano. His parents, who were sixth cousins, came from wealthy, established New York families—the Roosevelts, the Aspinwalls and the Delanos, respectively.
1 day ago · Roosevelt had broad democratic sympathies; moreover, thanks to his experience as police commissioner of New York City and governor of New York state, he was the first president to have an intimate knowledge of modern urban problems.
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4 days ago · In contrast to many countries with parliamentary forms of government, where the office is mainly ceremonial, in the U.S. the president is vested with great authority and is arguably the most powerful elected official in the world.
1 day ago · With Conkling's Stalwart faction of the Republican Party in disarray following the assassination of President James Garfield, Roosevelt won election as the Republican party leader in the state assembly.
2 days ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as president of the United States from 1933-45 during the Great Depression and World War II, two of the greatest crises in American history. He was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, N.Y. to wealthy parents and educated at Groton, Harvard, and Columbia University Law School.
4 days ago · A silver lining was that Cox selected a young Franklin D. Roosevelt as his VP choice. Twelve years later, FDR won the presidency and saved the nation during the Depression and World War II.
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