Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
… a day that will live in world history …
After his secretary, Grace Tully, had typed his hand-written version of the speech, he crossed out “world history” and replaced it with “infamy” producing what had become the most famous phrase in political rhetoric.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States (Democrat, NY), First Draft of Speech reacting to the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
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When Franklin Delano Roosevelt first came to Washington, he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He often visited the historian who lived across from the White House.
His ethical lapse led to significant reforms.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office.
