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**FDR, AMERICAN PRESIDENT 1932-1945 DIES...AMERICANS MOURN THE DEATH OF A LEADER**
The Social Security Act: A Great Accomplishment People throughout history have been faced with many uncertainties involving unemployment, illness, disability, and old death at old age. This was true even during the early 1900’s in the US. In 1925, there were 5.7 million Americans over age sixty-five; ten years later, that number jumped to 7.8 million. This part of the population was under considerable strain as millions were laid off due to the Great Depression. To alleviate this pain, President Roosevelt decided to establish a system of social security. Signed by Roosevelt on August 14th, 1935, The Social Security Act defines itself as “An act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws” media type="youtube" key="aVZijG4WSOw" height="312" width="384" align="center"

The act mandated the collection of one percent of a worker’s wage and required employers to match that amount. Once citizens reach sixty-five years of age, they receive monthly payment, originally set at eight dollars, out of the funds. Payments did not begin until 1937. The system also gives benefits to the disabled and worked with states to provide unemployment insurance to workers. If states do not comply with the act, they do not receive federal funds.The social security system differs from the welfare system; social security pays based on a person’s employment record and contributions to the system. Even today, ten years after its creation, the system still provides for elderly Americans. Without this act, millions of Americans would be faced with poverty. The Social Security act was and still is one of Roosevelt’s most important accomplishments.



**LIFE OF AN AMERICAN LEADER**
 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 at his parents' estate in Hyde Park, New York. His father, James, was a quiet spoken successful countryman who made his career in coal and railroads. He was 54 years old when Franklin was born, and he parented Franklin very strictly. James died when Franklin was 18, in 1900. Franklin’s mother Sarah was a strong willed woman who adored her only son, and remained a prominent figure in his life until her death in 1941. Franklin was a very smart boy, and after he attended Groton School in Maryland, he was accepted into Harvard. He was an active member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, and was appointed as President of the Harvard Crimson daily newspaper. After graduating Harvard, he went to Columbia law school, but dropped out two years before graduating.  Franklin Roosevelt joined the Democratic Party but remained fond of President Theodore Roosevelt. He then married Eleanor Roosevelt, his distant cousin. He had five sons and a daughter, although one of his sons died in infancy. He was very involved in work and not so much in raising his children. He believed that it was his wife’s job. He was very focused on his job, and he won state senate by over a thousand votes. He was liked as state senate and was re-elected in 1912. He had always wanted to be involved in politics in Washington, but in 1914 he failed to win the Democratic nomination for a seat in the US Senate. He helped President Hoover through economical issues, and after much struggle, won the Democratic nomination for President.

 Former Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Roosevelt Contracts Polio- Paralyzed <span style="font-family: 'Adobe Ming Std',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who ran for Vice President in 1920 with James Cox, has contracted Polio while vacationing in<span style="font-family: 'Adobe Ming Std',helvetica,sans-serif;"> Campobello Island, New Brunswick with his family. The sickness is assumed to be Polio, but also could be <span style="font-family: 'Adobe Ming Std',helvetica,sans-serif;"> diagnosed as Guillian-Barre syndrome. He is currently paralyzed from the waist down, and recovery may or may not be possible. <span style="font-family: 'Bernard MT Condensed',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> Democratic Party Candidate FDR Wins 1932 Election <span style="font-family: Adobe Ming Std; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Hoover in the 1932 Presidential election. <span style="font-family: Adobe Ming Std; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The fifty-year-old Democratic Candidate won in a margin of seven-million votes. <span style="font-family: Adobe Ming Std; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">He ran on a platform promising change with his “New Deal” policy, and hope of a <span style="font-family: Adobe Ming Std; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">successful recovery from the Great Depression.

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__FUN FACTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF F.D.R__


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">F.D.R was the first president to speak on television.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was one of eight presidents that died while in office.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was the first president to have a presidential aircraft.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was in office longer than any other president.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was the first president whose mother was allowed to vote for him.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was the only president whose mother forced him to wear a dress until he was five years old.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was the only president to serve four terms.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He was the first president to ride in a airplane.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Term: 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Born: January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nickname: "FDR"
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Education: Harvard College (graduated 1903), Columbia Law School
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Religion: Episcopalian
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Marriage: March 17, 1905, to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Children: Anna Eleanor (1906–1975), James (1907–1991), Franklin Delano Jr. (1909), Elliott (1910–1990), Franklin Delano Jr. (1914–1988), John Aspinwall (1916–1981)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Career: Public Official, Lawyer
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Political Party: Democrat
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Writings: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> //The Happy Warrior, Alfred E. Smith// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (1928), <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//F.D.R.: His Personal Letters// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (4 vols., 1947-50), ed. by Elliott Roosevelt
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Died: April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Buried: Hyde Park, New York

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