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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Born Hyde Park, New York
When Franklin D. Roosevelt officially declared his willingness to be the Democrats' presidential standard-bearer for a fourth time, his long-delayed declaration of availability surprised no one. When Wendell Willkie, Roosevelt's Republican opponent in 1940, heard about it, he asked, "Is that news?" After all, Roosevelt had already broken with precedent by seeking a third presidential term in 1940, and it was obvious that he did not intend to leave office until he had seen the country to final victory in World War II.
George Tames. 1944 |