Franklin D Roosevelt Informative Essay
In President Roosevelt’s years of being a president he accomplished many turning points and managed to be president for four terms until his death in 1945 from a cerebral hemorrhage. We will discover new things about before presidency and the new deal. Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, “ I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people”.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He was born into a rich family of James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt and was the only child of the couple. “He was educated by private tutors and governesses until the age of 14” (Biography). In 1896 Roosevelt attended Groton School in Massachusetts, he did not fit in well with the boys there, …show more content…
In 1910, “fellow Democrats from upstate asked Roosevelt to run for political office. He quickly agreed. Although historians are unsure of FDR's precise motives for entering politics, a few reasons seem central. First, FDR truly disliked being a lawyer. Second, he enjoyed meeting new challenges and new people, both of which were integral to political life. Third, politics offered him the opportunity to be a leader, which appealed to his sense of self and conformed to his understanding of his role in the world. Finally, FDR's immense admiration for former President Theodore Roosevelt spurred him to try his hand at politics” (Franklin D. Roosevelt: Life Before the Presidency). He ran for Dutchess County in upstate New York as a democrat in a region that has been Republican for the past 32 years. He was then reelected in 1912 and served chair of the agricultural committee, passing social welfare programs and farm and labor bills. In 1914 he ran for U.S. Senate seat for New York, “The proposition was doomed from the start, as he lacked White House support. President Wilson needed the Democratic political machine to get his social reforms passed and ensure his reelection. He could not support …show more content…
The new deal was a program between 1933-1939, “which took action to bring about immediate economic relief as well as reforms in industry, agriculture, finance, waterpower, labor, and housing, vastly increasing the scope of the federal government’s activities”(New Deal). “By 1936, the economy showed signs of improvement. Gross national product was up 34 percent, and unemployment had dropped from 25 percent to 14 percent. But Franklin Roosevelt faced criticism for increased government spending, unbalanced budgets, and what some perceived as moving the country toward socialism. Several New Deal acts were declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court”(Franklin D. Roosevelt). By 1938 a slowing economy, republicans winning in mid-term made it almost impossible to pass more reform legislation. After World War 2 the stress had began to take toll on Roosevelt, ‘hospital tests indicated he had atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. In spite of this, and because the country was deeply involved in war, there was no question that Roosevelt would run for another term as president. He selected Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman as his running mate, and together they defeated Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, carrying 36 of the 48 states”(Franklin D. Roosevelt), and in the afternoon of April 12th, 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt died by a
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He was born into a rich family of James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt and was the only child of the couple. “He was educated by private tutors and governesses until the age of 14” (Biography). In 1896 Roosevelt attended Groton School in Massachusetts, he did not fit in well with the boys there, …show more content…
In 1910, “fellow Democrats from upstate asked Roosevelt to run for political office. He quickly agreed. Although historians are unsure of FDR's precise motives for entering politics, a few reasons seem central. First, FDR truly disliked being a lawyer. Second, he enjoyed meeting new challenges and new people, both of which were integral to political life. Third, politics offered him the opportunity to be a leader, which appealed to his sense of self and conformed to his understanding of his role in the world. Finally, FDR's immense admiration for former President Theodore Roosevelt spurred him to try his hand at politics” (Franklin D. Roosevelt: Life Before the Presidency). He ran for Dutchess County in upstate New York as a democrat in a region that has been Republican for the past 32 years. He was then reelected in 1912 and served chair of the agricultural committee, passing social welfare programs and farm and labor bills. In 1914 he ran for U.S. Senate seat for New York, “The proposition was doomed from the start, as he lacked White House support. President Wilson needed the Democratic political machine to get his social reforms passed and ensure his reelection. He could not support …show more content…
The new deal was a program between 1933-1939, “which took action to bring about immediate economic relief as well as reforms in industry, agriculture, finance, waterpower, labor, and housing, vastly increasing the scope of the federal government’s activities”(New Deal). “By 1936, the economy showed signs of improvement. Gross national product was up 34 percent, and unemployment had dropped from 25 percent to 14 percent. But Franklin Roosevelt faced criticism for increased government spending, unbalanced budgets, and what some perceived as moving the country toward socialism. Several New Deal acts were declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court”(Franklin D. Roosevelt). By 1938 a slowing economy, republicans winning in mid-term made it almost impossible to pass more reform legislation. After World War 2 the stress had began to take toll on Roosevelt, ‘hospital tests indicated he had atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. In spite of this, and because the country was deeply involved in war, there was no question that Roosevelt would run for another term as president. He selected Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman as his running mate, and together they defeated Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, carrying 36 of the 48 states”(Franklin D. Roosevelt), and in the afternoon of April 12th, 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt died by a