Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, sometimes referred to by his initials, FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected four times as president and had a central role in international affairs during the first half of the 20th century. When the U.S. faced the Great Depression, President Roosevelt exercised his presidential influence, introducing his New Deal domestic policy as a reaction to the greatest economic disaster in U.S. history. In his capacity as the dominant leader of his party, he created the New Deal Coalition, which formed the basis of modern liberalism in the United States for a significant portion of the middle third of the 20th century. World War II ended soon after he died in office, but his third and fourth terms were overshadowed by the conflict.