Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945), 32d president of the United States (1933-45); elected for an unprecedented four terms, he was one of the 20th century's most skillful political leaders. His New Deal program, a response to the Great Depression, utilized the federal government as an instrument ....
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.... athlete, expert at boating and swimming, and he also collected stamps, birds, and ship models—hobbies that he pursued all his life.
His formal education began at the Groton School in Massachusetts, where the headmaster, Endicott Peabody (1857-1944), stressed to his wealthy young students their obligation toward those who were less fortunate in society. After graduation from Harvard University in 1904, Roosevelt attended Columbia University Law School without taking a degree and was admitt ....
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