Franklin Roosevelt
Wheelchair-using president
Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945) was the 32nd president of the United States, serving an unprecedented four terms from 1933 until his death.
He led the country through the Great Depression with his New Deal programs and through most of World War II.
His presidency reshaped American government and established the modern welfare state.
Often referred to by his initials, FDR.
Senior organizational leader
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- FDRDepression-era presidential initials
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
Democrat · inauguration · Oval Office · legislation · statesman · veto · cabinet · fireside
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- bracesDental alignment devices
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
March of Dimes · iron lung · physical therapy · hydrotherapy · concealment · resilience · Georgia · polio survivor
Improve by correcting faults
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reliefEasing of distress
- alphabet agenciesGovernment bodies named by acronyms
- WPANetwork authentication standard
TVA · Social Security · FDIC · Glass-Steagall · NRA · AAA · PWA · public works
WWII's victorious coalition
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
- D-Day1944 Normandy invasion
- Yalta ConferenceWartime Allied leadership summit
- Winston ChurchillBritain's WWII premier
Joseph Stalin · Lend-Lease · Manhattan Project · unconditional surrender · war production · wartime leadership · mobilization · internment
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- national unityShared identity across citizenry
confidence · intimacy · empathy · communication · persuasion · airwaves · listenership · public address
Never having occurred before
- third termOffice held thrice consecutively
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- tenureProtected employment status
- precedentPrior authoritative example
incumbency · mandate · campaigns · 1932 · 1936 · 1940 · 1944 · landslide
executive
Senior organizational leader
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- FDRDepression-era presidential initials
administration · Democrat · inauguration · Oval Office · legislation · statesman · veto · cabinet · fireside · polio
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- bracesDental alignment devices
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
rehabilitation · March of Dimes · iron lung · physical therapy · hydrotherapy · concealment · resilience · Georgia · polio survivor · public image
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reliefEasing of distress
- alphabet agenciesGovernment bodies named by acronyms
WPA · TVA · Social Security · FDIC · Glass-Steagall · NRA · AAA · PWA · public works · federal programs
Allies
WWII's victorious coalition
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
- D-Day1944 Normandy invasion
- Yalta ConferenceWartime Allied leadership summit
Winston Churchill · Joseph Stalin · Lend-Lease · Manhattan Project · unconditional surrender · war production · wartime leadership · mobilization · internment · war bonds
radio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
national unity · confidence · intimacy · empathy · communication · persuasion · airwaves · listenership · public address · eloquence
unprecedented
Never having occurred before
- third termOffice held thrice consecutively
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- tenureProtected employment status
precedent · incumbency · mandate · campaigns · 1932 · 1936 · 1940 · 1944 · landslide · realignment
- 1940sWWII, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, VE Day
- 1930sNew Deal, Hitler, Nazi Germany, Great Depression, appeasement
- 1930s FiguresFDR, Herbert Hoover, Babe Ruth, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh
- Disabled IconsHelen Keller, Stephen Hawking, FDR, Frida Kahlo, Beethoven
- New York PoliticiansChuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, Michael Bloomberg
- RooseveltsTheodore, FDR, Rough Riders, New Deal, Bull Moose
Franklin RooseveltAdolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini · Joseph Stalin · Francisco Franco · Neville Chamberlain · Herbert Hoover
Franklin RooseveltRonald Reagan
Calvin Coolidge · Herbert Hoover · Barry Goldwater · Warren Harding · Ayn Rand