Summary
Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to 1945, the only president elected to four terms. He led the nation through two of its greatest crises: the Great Depression and World War II. His New Deal programs fundamentally expanded the federal government's role in the economy and social welfare. Despite being paralyzed from the waist down due to polio, he projected confidence and reassurance that helped restore American morale during desperate times.
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