Today we did presentationsFDR's Backround:Born Jauary 30,1882His father was 54 when he was born.Mother was main influence when he grew up.Traveled to europe alot while gorwin up.While traveling he became fluent in speaking french and germanHe played golf, played until he had to give it up due to pollio.Theodore Roosevelt was his idol, and cousinHome schooled til he was 14In 1903 he went to havard and recieved gis bach degree in history.While he was there he got engaged.After college he married Elenor on March 17,1905They had six kids.Attended columbia university.He supported Woodrow Wilson in his campaign presidency.In 1921 he came down with the sickness of polio, while he was on vacation.He spent most of his life in a wheel chair dude to paralization from the waist down.UnemployedThe National Youth AdministrationIt was a new deal agency from 1935 til 1943Headed by Aubrey WIlliams, he was a liborator from AlabamaThe hea of the texas branch was linden johnson who later became president.Helped 327 thousand high school and college kids by 1938THey were paid from 6-40 dollars a months to do work study projects at their school.155 thousand kids were paid 10 to 25 dollars a month for part time training.
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