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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) began his storied political career in the New York State Senate. During World War I, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1920) and then suffered through and overcame a disabling bout of polio. Assuming the governorship at the onset of the Great Depression, Roosevelt devoted himself to relieving the burden on New Yorkers. He advocated for a federal old-age pension, and created the Temporary Relief Administration to provide assistance to the unemployed. Elected president in 1932, he is the only man in history to win four terms in the White House, where he led the country back to economic health and to victory in World War II.- Franklin Roosevelt on Wikipedia
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