Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A Memorial by Donald Porter Geddes

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A Memorial
Edited by Donald Porter Geddes 
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This commemorative volume pays tribute to the life and legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. Through a collection of speeches, letters, and historical documents, this book highlights Roosevelt's leadership during the Great Depression and World War II, as well as his enduring impact on American society.

DID YOU KNOW??
Young Franklin was an only child of very wealthy parents; he grew up on an estate in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Franklin related to President Theodore Roosevelt? It’s a bit complicated. The men were fifth cousins, so they had the same great-great-great-great-grandparents. In this case, the distant relative was Nicholas Roosevelt, who lived from 1658 to 1742. Theodore was related to one of Nicholas’ sons, while Franklin was related to a second son.
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Young Franklin was also related to his own wife: Eleanor Roosevelt was Theodore Roosevelt’s brother’s daughter. Since her father had passed away, Eleanor was walked down the aisle on her wedding day in 1905 by the president himself, Uncle Teddy.

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Roosevelt ad a most fascinating life, career and presidency. After the misdiagnosing Roosevelt’s condition as polio, the eventual attention to the illness saved countless lives.

As president, Roosevelt championed efforts to wipe out polio in programs like the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the March of Dimes. In the 1950s, the Salk vaccine ended the polio threat.