franklin delano roosevelt

     

Elizabeth Shoumatoff was sketching his portrait when he fell unconscious April 12, 1945; he died 2 hours later

Trivia about franklin delano roosevelt

  • His first ancestor to come to America, a maternal forebear, was a Huguenot, Philippe de la Noye, in 1621
  • Now with over a hundred chapters, the March of Dimes was first established by this president
  • Bill Clinton is the first Democrat since this man to be elected president twice
  • He's the only individual to be named Time magazine's Man of the Year 3 times
  • He said, "We look forward to a world founded upon" freedom of speech, of worship, from want & from fear
  • A heating pad kept him warm during his second inauguration, the first one held in January
  • This boy runs when angry Mom uses this full name & threatens, "Do you want me to get Cousin Teddy's big stick?"
  • His presidential library was opened in Hyde Park, N.Y. while he was still in office
  • Sit by the fireside and name this popular president
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Briefing Room at the White House.) The White House briefing room floor covers a swimming pool that was installed for this man in 1933
  • In Feb. 1942 radio address he said, "Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much"
  • A rose garden in Hyde Park, New York
  • Sara Delano
  • This president vetoed more legislation than any other
  • In 1946, just one year after his death, this president's portrait began appearing on the dime
  • He was "The Squire of Hyde Park"
  • His 1920 run with James M. Cox didn't end his political career
  • The completion of the Grand Coulee dam in 1942 created the artificial lake named for this president