Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. He was born on January 30, 1882. He was elected to four terms, served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only American president to have served more than two terms. A central figure of the 20th century, during an era of economic depression and World War II, has consistently been ranked among the three greatest American presidents in academic surveys. His parents, James Roosevelt, a businessman, and Sarah Ann Delano ensured that he received the best education possible. Roosevelt attended prestigious prep schools and earned a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and studied law at Columbia. Although Roosevelt did not fully complete his law studies in Columbia, he worked for a successful law firm in New York. He married his distant cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in 1906 and had six children, only five of whom survived childhood. Franklin D. Roosevelt entered politics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat. In 1912, he was re-elected to the New York State Senate and supported the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson. Pleased with his support, Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913. He quickly became very popular for his effectiveness in administering the business side of the Navy. In 1920, Roosevelt was nominated for vice president of the Democratic Party, but lost. He then retired from politics. In 1921, while on summer vacation on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Roosevelt contracted polio. Roosevelt became paralyzed from the waist down. With the encouragement and support of his wife Eleanor, Roosevelt resumed his political career. In 1929 he was elected governor of New York. In 1932, Roosevelt won the nomination as... middle of paper ......ism for future generations and realigned the Democracy party based on his New Deal coalition of unions, Southern, machines of big cities, the poor and aid workers. As the end of the war seemed to approach, Roosevelt's health deteriorated. On April 12, 1945, at his vacation home in Warm Springs, Georgia, Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage. President Franklin Roosevelt was undoubtedly one of the greatest presidents of the United States. He earned both the trust and respect of Americans. He brought the United States out of the Great Depression through his successful "New Deal" programs and reformed the banking system. He taught Americans that government is not always the problem, but rather can be the solution. With his idea of ​​maintaining a strong military, the United States and the Allies defeated the Axis and made Americans proud to be Americans..