FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt\xa0(/\u02c8ro\u028az\u0259v\u0259lt/,[1]\xa0/-v\u025blt/;[2]\xa0January 30, 1882 \u2013 April 12, 1945), often referred to by the initials\xa0FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd\xa0president of the United States\xa0from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the\xa0Democratic Party, he won a record four\xa0presidential elections\xa0and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the\xa0Great Depression, implementing his\xa0New Deal\xa0domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the\xa0New Deal Coalition, which realigned American politics into the\xa0Fifth Party System\xa0and defined\xa0American liberalism\xa0throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by\xa0World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office. He is\xa0rated by scholars\xa0as one of the three greatest U.S. presidents, along with\xa0George Washington\xa0and\xa0Abraham Lincoln, but has also been subject to\xa0substantial criticism.
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