Franklin Delano  ROOSEVELT

Franklin D. Roosevelt, often referred to as FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States, serving four terms from 1933 to 1945. He was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, into a wealthy and politically influential family. Here's an overview of his life:

Early Life:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt came from a privileged background. His distant cousin was President Theodore Roosevelt. He attended Harvard University and then studied law at Columbia University. In 1905, he married Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin once removed.

Political Career:
Roosevelt entered politics in the Democratic Party and won a seat in the New York State Senate in 1910. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. In 1921, tragedy struck when he contracted polio, which left him partially paralyzed. Despite this, he remained active in politics.

Governor of New York:
Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York in 1928 and served two

In 1932, Roosevelt received the Democratic nomination for president and immediately launched a campaign that brought new spirit to a weary and discouraged nation. He defeated Hoover by a wide margin. His first term was characterized by an unfolding of the New Deal program, with greater benefits for labor, the farmers, and the unemployed, and the progressive estrangement of most of the business community.

At an early stage, Roosevelt became aware of the menace to world peace posed by totalitarian fascism, and from 1937 on he tried to focus public attention on the trend of events in Europe and Asia. As a result, he was widely denounced as a warmonger. He was reelected in 1936 over Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas by the overwhelming electoral margin of 523 to 8, and the gathering international crisis prompted him to run for an unprecedented third term in 1940. He defeated Wendell L. Willkie.

Roosevelt's program to bring maximum aid to Britain and, after June 1941, to Russia was

Issues A New Call For Gold
Roosevelt Orders Return to Federal Reserve Banks of All Amounts over $100 Held by Individuals.
WOULD EASE EMBARGO
Treasury to Issue licenses Permitting Use of Gold in Necessary Transactions.

Washington, April 5 (AP) - President Roosevelt today ordered the return of all gold over $100 held by individuals to the federal reserve system before May 1.

In the same executive order, the President authorized the secretary of the treasury to issue licenses permitting the use of gold in necessary domestic and foreign trade transactions. For violation of the order the President decreed a maximum fine of $10,000 and imprisonment of 10 years or both.

The order was issued to get such gold as is still in hoarding and to ease the national embargo to permit legitimate transactions under federal license.

The following exceptions are made:

'Such amounts of gold as may be required for legitimate and customary use in industry, profession or art within a

The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was a short-lived but impactful program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It was designed to rapidly create manual-labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers. The CWA was part of Roosevelt's broader New Deal initiatives aimed at providing relief, recovery, and reform during the economic crisis.

The CWA operated from November 1933 to March 1934 and was headed by Harry L. Hopkins, who later became one of Roosevelt's closest advisors. The program focused on quickly creating jobs, primarily in construction, renovation, and improvement of public buildings, roads, and parks. Projects ranged from building schools and airports to repairing roads and bridges.

The CWA's impact was significant, employing millions of people and injecting much-needed money into the economy. However, it was criticized for its high cost and for being temporary in nature. Despite its short duration, the CWA laid

Roosevelt Sees New Steps To Social Security For Nation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (AP). - President Roosevelt, embarking the government on the New Deal's vast social security program, forsees further social and economic adjustments to come.

When he signed the Security bill into law yesterday, amid formal ceremony, he said it was a 'cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete.'

The bill, which the President said would apply to 30,000,000 persons, provides for contributory old age pensions., Federal-state pensions for aged needy, a Federal-State unemployment insurance system, special fare for dependent children and mothers. It contains a huge tax program to raise the funds.

Legislators and high officials surrounded the President in the cabinet room as he affixed his signature. He spoke into sound cameras recording the event. A secretary told newsmen that the President used 'about 30 pens' to sign the bill, so that numerous requests for souvenirs could

'Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an adult victim of polio, founds the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which he later renamed the March of Dimes Foundation, on this day in 1938. A predominantly childhood disease in the early 20th century, polio wreaked havoc among American children every summer. The virus, which affects the central nervous system, flourished in contaminated food and water and was easily transmitted. Those who survived the disease usually suffered from debilitating paralysis into their adult lives. In 1921, at the relatively advanced age of 39, Roosevelt contracted polio and lost the use of his legs. With the help of the media, his Secret Service and careful event planning, Roosevelt managed to keep his disease out of the public eye, yet his personal experience inspired in him an empathy with the handicapped and prompted him to the found the March of Dimes.

In 1926, Roosevelt started the non-profit Georgia Warm Springs Foundation on the site of the springs he

On September 2, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood amidst the misty peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains to dedicate the newly established Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This event marked a significant moment in American conservation history, as it celebrated the culmination of efforts to preserve one of the country's most stunning natural landscapes. The park, straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, encompassed over half a million acres of pristine forests, towering mountains, and abundant wildlife.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States entered World War II and soon after, fears of espionage and sabotage led to widespread discrimination against Japanese Americans living on the Pacific Coast. In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the relocation and internment of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were U.S. citizens, to remote camps inland. One such camp was the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming, where over 10,000 Japanese Americans were confined during the war years.

Heart Mountain, located near Cody, Wyoming, became one of the largest and most notorious of the internment camps. Surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers, the camp housed families in hastily constructed barracks under harsh living conditions. Despite these challenges, the internees formed communities, established schools, and even started newspapers within the camp. The internment