Franklin D. Roosevelt -- 32nd President

Franklin D. Roosevelt -- 32nd President | Civics Matter

Biography

FDR launched the New Deal — the most ambitious expansion of federal government in American history.

After Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt led the U.S. through World War II. He died on April 12, 1945.

Year	Opponent	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote
1932	Herbert Hoover	472-59	+17.8%
1936	Alf Landon	523-8	+24.3%
1940	Wendell Willkie	449-82	+9.9%
1944	Thomas Dewey	432-99	+7.5%

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed 4 justices to the Supreme Court.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
-- First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933

“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy.”
-- Address to Congress after Pearl Harbor

FDR's 523-8 electoral college victory in 1936 remains the most lopsided in modern history.