FDR was the only U.S. president elected to four terms, serving from 1933 to 1945.¹⁾

He was diagnosed with polio in 1921 at the age of 39, which left him paralyzed from the waist down.²⁾

FDR's New Deal programs were aimed at helping the U.S. recover from the Great Depression.³⁾

He signed the Social Security Act in 1935, creating the Social Security system.⁴⁾

During World War II, FDR introduced the Lend-Lease Act to supply Allied nations with vital war materials.⁵⁾

FDR communicated with the American public through a series of radio broadcasts known as “Fireside Chats.”⁶⁾

His wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, was a prominent political figure and activist in her own right.⁷⁾

In 1945, he met with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference to discuss post-war reorganization.⁸⁾

FDR was a key advocate for the establishment of the United Nations.⁹⁾

He declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.¹⁰⁾

He attempted to expand the number of Supreme Court justices, a plan known as the “court-packing” scheme.¹¹⁾

The PWA was created under his administration to fund large-scale public works projects.¹²⁾

The CCC provided jobs for young men to work on environmental conservation projects.¹³⁾

The TVA was established to provide flood control and electricity to the Tennessee Valley.¹⁴⁾

He introduced the Emergency Banking Act to stabilize the banking system.¹⁵⁾

His first inaugural address included the famous line, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”¹⁶⁾