<P> Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. ( / ˈroʊzəvəlt / , / - vɛlt / ; January 30 , 1882 -- April 12 , 1945 ) , often referred to by his initials FDR , was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945 . A Democrat , he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the mid-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 realigned American politics into the Fifth Party System and defined American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century . His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II . He is often rated by scholars as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents , along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln . </P>
<P> Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. ( / ˈroʊzəvəlt / , / - vɛlt / ; January 30 , 1882 -- April 12 , 1945 ) , often referred to by his initials FDR , was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945 . A Democrat , he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the mid-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 realigned American politics into the Fifth Party System and defined American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century . His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II . He is often rated by scholars as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents , along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln . </P>
who was president of the united states in 1933
who was president of the united states in 1933
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. ( / ˈroʊzəvəlt / , / - vɛlt / ; January 30 , 1882 -- April 12 , 1945 ) , often referred to by his initials FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. ( / ˈroʊzəvəlt / , / - vɛlt / ; January 30 , 1882 -- April 12 , 1945 ) , often referred to by his initials FDR