I . Eleanor Roosevelt
(1884–1962)
the wife of US President Franklin D Roosevelt , whom she married in 1905. She was also the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt . She was known for supporting the rights of women and minority groups. After her husband’s death, she became a US representative at the United Nations and helped to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
II . Franklin D Roosevelt
( Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882–1945)
a Democratic politician who became the 32nd US President (1933–45), also known informally as FDR, and the only one to be elected four times. From 1921 he suffered from polio (= a serious disease affecting the nervous system) and could hardly walk without help. Before becoming President he was Governor of New York (1929–33). As President, he introduced his New Deal (1) programme which helped the US to recover from the Great Depression . Roosevelt was a cheerful man who gave Americans confidence with his fireside chats on radio. Before the US entered World War II , he supported Britain with the Lend-Lease plan. He died while President just before the war ended.
See also Four Freedoms , Manhattan Project , Yalta .
III . Theodore Roosevelt
(1858–1919)
the 26th US President (1901–9) and a member of the Republican Party . His popular name was Teddy. He led the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War . He became Vice-president in 1900 and replaced William McKinley as President when McKinley was murdered a year later. As President, Roosevelt introduced his Square Deal programme, began to build the Panama Canal , created the Great White Fleet , and used the big stick military policy. He won the 1906 Nobel Prize for peace after helping to end the Russo-Japanese War.