Franklin D.

Roosevelt Elected Alex Thompson

5th period
President Of The U.S
Jan. 1st 1929
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States
January 1st 1929 when the Majority ruled Franklin D. Roosevelt over
Herbert Hoover. Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest term as
President. He was elected President during the Great Depression
with hope of changing the unemployment problems. He created the
“New Deal” to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the
economy, and to reform the economic and banking systems. Franklin
D. Roosevelt also is known for developing the Social Security
Systems. F.D.R lived from 1882-1945.