Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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Origin
Born:
January 30, 1882 Location: Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park Father: James Roosevelt Mother: Sara Ann Delano Wife: Eleanor Roosevelt Son: Nicholas Religion: Born Jewish converted to Christianity
Education Primary: Groton School, an Episcopal boarding school in Massachusetts College: Harvard
Politics 1928-1932: Governor of New York March 4, 1933 April 12, 1945: President of the United States of America
Political Allies Joseph P Kennedy, Sr. William Randolph Hearst William G. McAdoo
Government Agencies Created FDIC SEC Social Security System
Significant Events During Presidency 1941 December 7: Japanese attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor (America officially enters WWII) Internment Camps: relocated 120,00 Japanese and Japanese-Americans along with thousands of Italians and German-Americas into camps where they could be monitored. February 4-11, 1945: Yalta Conference; met with Roosevelt and Stalin to redraw post WWII Europe. United Nations: Creation
Philanthropy Israel: Donated money
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