Franklin Delano Roosevelt: My Favorite US President

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Who is my favorite president? That is a question I have never had to ask myself. There has been so many presidents that have done good things for our country, but there has also been some Presidents that have not done so well as far as the citizens of the United States are concerned. It seems that every elected president i have ever seen or heard of in office has done something wrong based on the fact that there are citizens that do not agree with a decision that he has made, whether it be sending our troops overseas to fight in a war or applying some type of law that they feel will help with our economy or improve the quality of life of the citizens. Regardless of what decisions are made it seems to be there will be someone that disagrees and will have to have their say. Although I have not been alive long enough to see or realize what the presidents that have been in office in my time have done, I have learned of presidents throughout history that have been of great essence to our countries growth.

Although i do not have a favorite president that I can particularly pick. One of the presidents who i found most inspiring was Franklin D. Roosevelt. I think That President Roosevelt was an inspiring because of the many things he was able to accomplish. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in New York near the village of Hyde Park. Roosevelt was home schooled up until the age of fourteen, when he attended Groton school for boys. After graduating in 1900, Roosevelt attended Harvard University where he obtained a degree in only three years. During his last year at Harvard he became

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My Favorite President

Officer Mannarino

February 14, 2014

Cadet V. Bustillos

engaged to Eleanor Roosevelt, niece of Theodore Roosevelt a...

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...was president for four terms from 1933 until his death in April 12, 1945. To me President Roosevelt was a big inspiration based on the fact that he may not been a success in all of his ventures, he continued on, he did not allow his paralysis from polio prevent him from walking even if it was just briefly. Roosevelt was a proud man and did not want Americans to think he was helpless. Roosevelt even designed his own wheelchair out of a desk chair and bicycle tires. President Roosevelt dealt with a lot throughout his presidency and showed strong character. This is why President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is one of the presidents that I find most inspiring .

Works Cited

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt

http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt

http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381

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