My alter ego report is on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd . Franklin Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York in his family home on January 30th 1882. HIs parents were James and Sara Roosevelt. During his childhood, Franklin Roosevelt spent a great deal of time on his family ranch. In his childhood, he was educated by private tutors and learned how to handles horses. In his teenage years, he received a formal education from a Massachusetts prep by the name of Groton. Franklin Roosevelt married his fifth cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in 1905, five years before his debut in politics. Franklin Roosevelt had six children named Anna, Elliot, Franklin, John, James, and one died during infancy. The reason why I choose Franklin Roosevelt was
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In Dutchess County, New York, the democratic leaders commended him to run for senate in 1910. His campaign was very arduous, as Roosevelt had to cover a great deal of land and persuade his mostly republican community to vote for him. He hired a car, and drove around his country talking to everyone he saw in the rural countryside. Franklin Roosevelt eventually won his spot on the state senate and beat his Republican rival, Hamilton Fish. Once Roosevelt was elected into senate in 1910, he fought against Tammany Hall. Tammany Hall was a society made to support New York’s immigrant and poor population. Tammany hall was founded in 1789. When people received help from Tammany Hall, the people would repay Tammany by voting for them in the polls. Franklin Roosevelt caught the attention of many people during his fight on Tammany Hall. The New York Times gave Roosevelt attention in the newspapers, making Roosevelt become popular with the majority of the population. Not wanting to get into more inconveniences with Tammany Hall, he put his efforts to support Woodrow Wilson (the 28th president) for the election in 1912. In 1913, Roosevelt was elected as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Woodrow Wilson. He conducted the developing navy for seven years. In his job, …show more content…
Roosevelt is important for not only just being a president, but also giving America a jump start out of the Great Depression with the “New Deal”. Roosevelt arguably had one of the hardest presidencies. He was president in the midsts of World War II, had polio, and started his presidency in the Great Depression. His impact on history was very considerable. He proved that even with a disability, he could still be a great president. Roosevelt also was a president who appealed to the people. He would often engage in conversations with people and gained the media’s trust. Overall, Franklin Roosevelt is important to history and had an impact to the
In Dutchess County, New York, the democratic leaders commended him to run for senate in 1910. His campaign was very arduous, as Roosevelt had to cover a great deal of land and persuade his mostly republican community to vote for him. He hired a car, and drove around his country talking to everyone he saw in the rural countryside. Franklin Roosevelt eventually won his spot on the state senate and beat his Republican rival, Hamilton Fish. Once Roosevelt was elected into senate in 1910, he fought against Tammany Hall. Tammany Hall was a society made to support New York’s immigrant and poor population. Tammany hall was founded in 1789. When people received help from Tammany Hall, the people would repay Tammany by voting for them in the polls. Franklin Roosevelt caught the attention of many people during his fight on Tammany Hall. The New York Times gave Roosevelt attention in the newspapers, making Roosevelt become popular with the majority of the population. Not wanting to get into more inconveniences with Tammany Hall, he put his efforts to support Woodrow Wilson (the 28th president) for the election in 1912. In 1913, Roosevelt was elected as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Woodrow Wilson. He conducted the developing navy for seven years. In his job, …show more content…
Roosevelt is important for not only just being a president, but also giving America a jump start out of the Great Depression with the “New Deal”. Roosevelt arguably had one of the hardest presidencies. He was president in the midsts of World War II, had polio, and started his presidency in the Great Depression. His impact on history was very considerable. He proved that even with a disability, he could still be a great president. Roosevelt also was a president who appealed to the people. He would often engage in conversations with people and gained the media’s trust. Overall, Franklin Roosevelt is important to history and had an impact to the