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Franklin D. Roosevelt







Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. He served a total of four terms. After Roosevelt, the 22nd amendment was passed limiting a president to two terms. He took over after Hoover and inherited the problems of the great depression. An action that really boosted his popularity was the end of prohibition, which brought alcohol back. He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers, and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance. He wanted to bring hope back and calm the panic. He tried to take risk during the great depression to get them out of poverty but the US was nervous. So then, FDR said the famous quote, "The only thing we have to fear is fear its self". He appointed Frances Perkins as the secretary of labor, Mary McLeod Bethune as the first African american to be hired by a president, and Elanor Roosevelt.