Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • FDR was born

    FDR was born
  • Recieves a degree from Harvard College

    Recieves a degree from Harvard College
  • FDR married Eleanor

    FDR married Eleanor
  • Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the Woodrow Wilson Administration

  • Resigns as Assistant Secretary of the Navy

  • FDR got Polio at age 39

    FDR got Polio at age 39
  • FDR establishes a polio treatment center in Georgia

    FDR establishes a polio treatment center in Georgia
  • FDR was elected Governor of New York

  • First Inaugural Address

    "....the only thing we fear is fear itself"
  • FDR is elected president (1st term)

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    FDR's Presidency Terms (4)

  • FDR is re-elected for his second term as president

  • FDR's thrid term as president

  • Under President Roosevelt, Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the US to aid the Allied Powers without entering into the war.

    Under President Roosevelt, Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the US to aid the Allied Powers without entering into the war.
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.
  • FDR's fourth term as president

  • FDR died

    FDR died