DA Diary
Franklin D Roosevelt
Movement related disabilities resulting from polio
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a successful student and did well at Harvard University and Columbia Law Schools, before being admitted to the New York bar in 1907.
In 1910 Roosevelt was elected to the New York Senate. He upset the party bosses by supporting a rebel Democrat as New York's senator. By the time the United States had entered the First World War in 1917, Roosevelt had the country's naval plants and yards working efficiently. In 1920 the Democrat candidate for president, James Cox, selected Roosevelt as his running-mate.
In the summer of 1921, Roosevelt became seriously ill. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from poliomyelitis. He was almost totally paralyzed and he was never again to recover full use of his legs. Frances Perkins believed that this illness changed Roosevelt's personality and in doing so, made him into a better man. Although confined to a wheelchair, Roosevelt returned to politics in 1928. The following year Roosevelt was elected as governor of New York after which he made strenuous attempts to help those without work.
Roosevelt was seen as great success as governor of New York and he was the obvious choice as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1932, and he won. As well as trying to reduce unemployment, Roosevelt also attempted to reduce the misery for those who were unable to work.
The accusation that Roosevelt was becoming too powerful became more common after it was announced that he intended to stand for a third term. Roosevelt therefore became the first person to break the unwritten rule that presidents do not stand for more than two-terms in succession.
When the Second World War started he modified America's neutrality to favour the allies before the country was brought into the conflict by Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. Elected president for the fourth time in 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died three weeks before Germany surrendered on 7th May, 1945.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a successful student and did well at Harvard University and Columbia Law Schools, before being admitted to the New York bar in 1907.
In 1910 Roosevelt was elected to the New York Senate. He upset the party bosses by supporting a rebel Democrat as New York's senator. By the time the United States had entered the First World War in 1917, Roosevelt had the country's naval plants and yards working efficiently. In 1920 the Democrat candidate for president, James Cox, selected Roosevelt as his running-mate.
In the summer of 1921, Roosevelt became seriously ill. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from poliomyelitis. He was almost totally paralyzed and he was never again to recover full use of his legs. Frances Perkins believed that this illness changed Roosevelt's personality and in doing so, made him into a better man. Although confined to a wheelchair, Roosevelt returned to politics in 1928. The following year Roosevelt was elected as governor of New York after which he made strenuous attempts to help those without work.
Roosevelt was seen as great success as governor of New York and he was the obvious choice as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1932, and he won. As well as trying to reduce unemployment, Roosevelt also attempted to reduce the misery for those who were unable to work.
The accusation that Roosevelt was becoming too powerful became more common after it was announced that he intended to stand for a third term. Roosevelt therefore became the first person to break the unwritten rule that presidents do not stand for more than two-terms in succession.
When the Second World War started he modified America's neutrality to favour the allies before the country was brought into the conflict by Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. Elected president for the fourth time in 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died three weeks before Germany surrendered on 7th May, 1945.