Roosevelt
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(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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Edith Kermit Carow, 1861–1948, U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).
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Franklin Delano FDR, 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.
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Theodore TeddyT.R., 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.
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Formerly Río da Duvida. Rio Roosevelt, a river flowing north from western Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
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( Anna ) Eleanor . 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)
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her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR . 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal ) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II
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Theodore . 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war
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Leveraging his enormous popularity, Roosevelt conducted a 10,000-mile, coast-to-coast whistle-stop campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Roosevelt grew delirious from malaria and a leg infection and demanded to be left behind, his comrades conveyed him to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law more than 90 years ago, the program was intended to keep the elderly out of poverty.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Indeed, the role of first lady has long been traditional — so much so that historians note the exceptions, such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Roosevelt was fifty years old when his second term as president ended.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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