List of books and articles about franklin delano roosevelt. The presidency of franklin delano roosevelt american presidency mcjimsey, george on. October 11, 1884 november 7, 1962 was an american political figure, diplomat and activist. In a ranking of american presidents, he is rivaled only by george washington and abraham.
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History as they heard it on the radio between 1933 and 1944, president franklin d. She served as the first lady of the united states from march 4, 1933, to april 12, 1945, during her husband president franklin d. Since 1960, the number of presidential biographies has mushroomed. The 32nd president, 19331945 the american presidents. Roosevelt 1882 1945, thirtysecond president of the united states, served an unprecedented four terms.
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Flying over the nile near cairo in october 1943, president roosevelt looked down and quipped, ah, my friend the sphinx. Franklin delano, 18821945 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article roosevelt, franklin d. First lady eleanor roosevelt 18841962, wife of franklin d. She was the wife of franklin delano roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states, the ambassador to the united nations and president harry s truman called her the first lady of the world.
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