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	FDR - The Man, the Leader, the Legacy, Part 1
		Franklin Roosevelt was born in 1882, in the family mansion overlooking the Hudson River, on the 1300-acre estate that came to be known as Hyde Park.
		Franklin coasted through college with the traditional "gentleman's C" average that was perfectly acceptable in the sons of the elite at that time.
		Franklin was already beginning to display the affability and charm that so bedazzled politicians and the press in the years ahead.
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	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - MSN Encarta
		Located in Washington, D.C., the memorial honors Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States (1933-1945).
		The room also features a sculpture of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in front of the seal of the United Nations (UN), honoring her role as the first U.S. delegate to the UN.
		Although the idea for a memorial to Roosevelt developed shortly after his death in 1945, it took more than 40 years to come to fruition.
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	The history of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
		History behind the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the President who lifted the United States so valiantly out of the Great Depression, and through WWII.
		Mirroring Roosevelt, the times, and his policies, the monument is one of the most expansive memorials in all of the nation.
		A sampling of the many quotations of FDR sketched into the memorial are: "This generation has a rendevous with destiny." "I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, and ill-nourished.
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		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is one of the most expansive memorials in the nation.
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Dedicated to the memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the memorial depicts his four terms of office with four outdoor rooms filled with sculptures.
		Introduction: On August 10, 1921, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio.
	www.lycos.com /info/franklin-delano-roosevelt-memorial.html (503 words)

	FDR Memorial
		The FDR Memorial is for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt born January 30,1882 in Hyde Park, New York, and died April 12,1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia.
		At the memorial there are four rooms which all serve as meanings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
	www.carteretcountyschools.org /aes/dc/FDRmemorial.htm (861 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: Clinton Dedicates Memorial, Urges Americans to Emulate FDR
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial honors the 32nd president as one of the great leaders of this country—in the company of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln—and pays tribute to the jaunty inspiration that marked the unique 12-year span of Roosevelt's presidency.
		Eleanor Roosevelt is a favorite of the current first lady, who raised eyebrows when she admitted to having imaginary conversations with her predecessor.
		Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, a goddaughter of Franklin Roosevelt, noted that she was born while her family was in wartime exile in Canada.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/fdr/history.htm (1552 words)

	Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Infoplease.com
		Roosevelt's program to bring maximum aid to Britain and, after June 1941, to Russia was opposed, until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor restored national unity.
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Presidency - Presidency New Deal In July, 1932, Roosevelt was chosen by the Democratic party as its presidential...
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Bibliography - Bibliography Roosevelt's letters (4 vol., 1947–50) were edited by E. Roosevelt, and his...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0760616.html (666 words)

	Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roosevelt opposed the act on the grounds that it penalized the victims of aggression such as Ethiopia, and that it restricted his right as President to assist friendly countries, but public support was overwhelming so he signed it.
		Roosevelt met with Churchill and the Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek at the Cairo Conference in November 1943, and then went to Tehran to confer with Churchill and Stalin.
		Roosevelt firmly established the United States' leadership role on the world stage, with pronouncements such as his Four Freedoms speech forming a basis for the active role of the United States in the war and beyond.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt (9199 words)

	Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt
		Roosevelt responded with a new program of reform: Social Security, heavier taxes on the wealthy, new controls over banks and public utilities, and an enormous work relief program for the unemployed.
		Roosevelt had pledged the United States to the "good neighbor" policy, transforming the Monroe Doctrine from a unilateral American manifesto into arrangements for mutual action against aggressors.
		As the war drew to a close, Roosevelt's health deteriorated, and on April 12, 1945, while at Warm Springs, Georgia, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/fr32.html (619 words)

	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial dedicated not only to the memory of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also to the era he represents.
		A bronze statue of Eleanor Roosevelt standing before the United Nations emblem honors her dedication to that organization and as a First Lady.
		Near the entrance to the memorial is a statue of FDR seated in a wheelchair much like the one he actually used.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt_Memorial (582 words)

	Franklin D. Roosevelt
		In 1904, Roosevelt cast his first vote in a presidential election for his cousin, who was running for reelection after having become president with the assassination of President McKinley in 1901.
		Roosevelt found work at the law firm tedious, much of the firm’s practice was in corporate law and he felt irritated by the routine.
		His campaign and election were a strain on Roosevelt and in the early spring of 1945, he went to Warm Springs, Georgia in an effort to recapture his flagging health.
	www.franklinroosevelt.org (1883 words)

	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com
		The FDR Memorial has proven to be one of the most popular of the presidential memorials since it opened in 1997.
		One drawback of the FDR Memorial is the noise.
		The memorial is probably the most accessible tourist attraction in the city; as at most of the National Park Service locations, wheelchairs are available for free use on-site.
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		One morning in 1921, when Roosevelt was 39 years of age, things changed for him and for the world.
		Unveiled in May 1997, the FDR Memorial is one of Washington's most recent monuments.
		One observation is that FDR wanted his memorial to be simple and understated, but huge granite walls on 7.5 acres precludes that possibility.
	www.lycos.com /info/franklin-delano-roosevelt--fdr-memorial.html (495 words)

	Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Wikimedia Commons
		Franklin D. Roosevelt and french General Henri Giraud, January 19, 1943.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt and Edwin Barclay, January 27, 1943.
		Roosevelt (middle) with Chiang Kai-shek and Winston Churchill at the Cairo Conference 1943
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	Amazon.com: The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: Books: Lawrence Halprin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Halfway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, on axis with the Washington Monument, the stone walls of the stunning new FDR Memorial rise behind the cherry trees.
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, written by the world-renowned architect who designed the structure, is the only book to tell the complete story of this remarkable memorial, twenty years in the making.
		Memorial Markers-Custom Designed — Wichman Monuments is one of the largest memorial manufacturing companies in the United States.
	www.amazon.com /Franklin-Delano-Roosevelt-Memorial/dp/0811817067 (937 words)

	Washington, D.C. -- Monuments & Memorials -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
		More than 50 years after Roosevelt's death, his own words call out from the walls of his memorial as if he were somewhat present.
		In the plaza is a timeline of important dates and events from the extraordinary life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission was established by Congress in 1955.
	www.tourofdc.org /monuments/FDR (793 words)

	Roosevelt Franklin Delano - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945); elected for an unprecedented four terms, he was one of the...
		New Deal, name given to the peacetime domestic programme of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and especially to the innovative measures...
		Roosevelt, (Anna) Eleanor (1884-1962), social activist, author, lecturer, and United States representative to the United Nations.
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	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington DC at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		The memorial is open to the public 24 hours per day.
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States.
		Eleanor Roosevelt is also immortalized in bronze, next to a plaque in her honor.
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	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Home Page
		In his 1941 State of the Union Address, as the nation prepared for war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spelled out "Four Freedoms" as a reminder of what we must fight for.
		More than 50 years after Roosevelt's death, his own words call out from the walls of his memorial as if he were somehow present.
		For the many Americans who lived through the Roosevelt years, the words recall personal struggles and triumphs during 12 years that seemed like a lifetime.
	www.nps.gov /fdrm/home.htm (143 words)

	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
		The memorial stands in West Potomac Park, between the Tidal Basin and the Potomac River.
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is part of the National Park System, one of more than 370 parks that are examples of our nation's natural and cultural heritage.
		The memorial is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
	www.cyberlearning-world.com /nhhs/compapps/workshop/dc/fdrmem.htm (150 words)

	FDR Memorial- Washington D.C. - VirtualTourist.com
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt was our 32nd President of the United States of America that served three terms from 1933 - 1945.
		This monument for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President, covers 7 1/2 acres and features waterfalls, four outdoor galleries symbolizing each term of his Presidency, 10 bronze sculptures including one depicting his fireside chats, one with his little dog Fala and one of his wife Eleanor Roosevelt, the first statue of a first lady.
		The larger memorial on the Potomac was not in keeping with this wishes, but does depect his wife and his dog...
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Washington_DC/Things_To_Do-Washington_DC-FDR_Memorial-BR-1.html (1153 words)

	Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial - Washington D.C. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, dedicated by President Clinton in 1997, is the National Mall's newest presidential monument.
		The construction of the memorial, like that of other recent memorials, was fraught with delay and controversy costing $48 million in the end, and its grand scale was criticized by some who noted that FDR himself wanted a simple memorial no larger than the size of the top of the desk in his office.
		Smokers protested less actively than disabled lobbyists, whose demonstration, planned to disrupt President Clinton's dedication of the memorial, was averted by a last-minute Senate vote in favor of installing a wheelchaired Roosevelt among the secondary statues.
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	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial social studies resource paperback. 32 pages for grades 4-8. Historic Monuments
		Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial social studies resource paperback.
		FDR was a President like no otheróthe only one who led the nation from a wheelchair, the only one to be elected to four terms, the privileged child of wealth who inspired people who sold apples on the street corner to buy bread for their families!
		Roosevelt successfully hid the full extent of his disability from most Americans, and the polio that struck him down couldn't keep him down.
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	Technical Design Consulting - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, designed by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Design Commission, was constructed in 1997.
		The memorial is located along the Tidal Basin between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
		The Roosevelt Memorial consists of a series of outdoor “rooms” commemorating the four terms of Roosevelt's presidency.
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	FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL Photo Gallery by April Sims at pbase.com
		The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is an 800-acre memorial in honor of the 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
		Roosevelt was elected President in November 1932, to the first of four terms, which spanned twelve years from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945.
		The memorial is located between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials along the waterfront
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	Internet Public Library: POTUS
		Children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906-75); James Roosevelt (1907-91); Elliott Roosevelt (1910-90); Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.
		Franklin D. Roosevelt -- from The Presidents of the United States of America
		From a PBS broadcast by the same name, this essay excerpt by Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses some of the issues and events that molded Roosevelt.
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	The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
		Memorable quotations from FDR's speeches and "Fireside Chats" have been carved in large letters directly on the granite, while longer quotations are sandblasted in smaller letters on thermal-finished granite panels.
		The second room in the Memorial presents visitors with powerful and jarring images, confronting them with the realities of a country sunk in unemployment, despair, and poverty with no social or financial safety nets to depend upon for help.
		The war, the peace, and the effects of FDR's untimely death were all unfolding in a whirlwind.
	www.chroniclebooks.com /Chronicle/excerpt/0811817067-e0.html (519 words)

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