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Biography: FDR

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -- FDR, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937.

A Third Term?

As President Franklin D.

Roosevelt neared the end of his second term speculation began about his successor.

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There was no constitutional barrier to a third term at that time. But no president had ever exceeded the two-term precedent established by George Washington.

FDR's Birthday

The anniversary of Franklin’s birth became a great cause for celebration every year, and throughout his life FDR would use the occasion to honor devoted friends as well as to raise money in the fight against polio.

Rare Footage: FDR Addresses NIH,1940

Roosevelt addressed crowds at National Institute of Health, October 31, 1940.

His speech voiced strong support for public health and medical researc