Franklin Roosevelt
President Franklin Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park New York. His parents Sara Ann Delano, and James Roosevelt both came from wealthy New York families. Although James spent much time with him, Sara being rather possessive became Franklin’s role model through his childhood. He learned how to play the basic sports such as polo, shooting, tennis, and rowing but never became a star athlete, he preferred to watch and sit on the sidelines as a water boy for teams. Franklin was privately tutored until the age of 14, and then he was sent to Groton boarding school.
99% of the people attending Groton were “On the social register” or in other words, wealthy. He was commended for his grades and intelligence and transferred to Harvard and joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. One of Franklin’s goals at Harvard was to join the prestigious Priscillian club that his father once participated in. Unfortunately he was turned down, disappointed he got a job as a reporter for a local newspaper and later met his soon to be wife Eleanor on a train to Tivoli, New York. Franklin graduated from Harvard in 1903 and then became engaged to Eleanor at the age of 22. During the first ten years of marriage Eleanor had six kids, but due to both her parents early deaths as a child she felt that Sarah could raise them in a better loving environment. Continuing His life, Franklin joined in on politics and ran for state senate as a Democrat, he won by a landslide but party regulars disapproved of him. He went to a reporter for help and they became close friends, three years later Franklin was offered an assistant secretary of the navy job which he graciously accepted. As his reputation grew, his marriage sunk. His wife uncovered some secret letters sent to Franklin from a Lucy Paige M. Eleanor gave FDR two choices, Lucy or his family, fortunately he chose his family but things between him and Eleanor were never the same. Eleanor became more
President Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park New York. His parents Sara Ann Delano, and James Roosevelt both came from wealthy New York families. Although James spent much time with him, Sara being rather possessive became Franklin’s role model through his childhood. He learned how to play the basic sports such as polo, shooting, tennis, and rowing but never became a star athlete, he preferred to watch and sit on the sidelines as a water boy for teams. Franklin was privately tutored until the age of 14, and then he was sent to Groton boarding school.
99% of the people attending Groton were “On the social register” or in other words, wealthy. He was commended for his grades and intelligence and transferred to Harvard and joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. One of Franklin’s goals at Harvard was to join the prestigious Priscillian club that his father once participated in. Unfortunately he was turned down, disappointed he got a job as a reporter for a local newspaper and later met his soon to be wife Eleanor on a train to Tivoli, New York. Franklin graduated from Harvard in 1903 and then became engaged to Eleanor at the age of 22. During the first ten years of marriage Eleanor had six kids, but due to both her parents early deaths as a child she felt that Sarah could raise them in a better loving environment. Continuing His life, Franklin joined in on politics and ran for state senate as a Democrat, he won by a landslide but party regulars disapproved of him. He went to a reporter for help and they became close friends, three years later Franklin was offered an assistant secretary of the navy job which he graciously accepted. As his reputation grew, his marriage sunk. His wife uncovered some secret letters sent to Franklin from a Lucy Paige M. Eleanor gave FDR two choices, Lucy or his family, fortunately he chose his family but things between him and Eleanor were never the same. Eleanor became more