FDR I. Introduction Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945), 32nd president of the United States (1933-1945). Roosevelt served longer than any other president a total of four terms. No other president will ever have a chance be in office that long ever again; the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, passed after his death, denies the right of any person to be elected president more than twice. Roosevelt held office during two of the …showed first 75 words of 800 total…

…showed last 75 words of 800 total…to provide military and economic to nation’s fighting against the Axis powers in World War II. Declared war against Japan and the other Axis powers in December 1941 after Pearl Harbor was attacked. In the early spring of 1945 eh went to Warm Springs, Georgia, in an effort to recapture his flagging energy. There he died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945. Harry Truman took the oath of office to become president the same day.