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 * An Introduction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt**

Covers Georgia Performance Standard SS3H2 A Pathfinder for Third Grade Social Studies Students

A brief overview:** **President Roosevelt** President Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. He was widely popular among the American people. He served three terms--1933-1945. He was president during some of America's hardest times. The Great Depression was in full swing and America's economy had hit rock-bottom. The American people were full of despair. The future looked dim. President Roosevelt sought to bring relief to the American people and revive the American economy by putting in place a series of programs that he called the "New Deal". Some of these programs were the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration--among many others. The "New Deal" was a success. It helped lessen the suffering of the American people and brought the economy back on track.
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In 1941, when the Japanese attacked an American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt helped guide America through a hard-fought war on two fronts. He worked with other Allied leaders to make sure the war was brought to a successful end.


 * Other interesting facts about President Roosevelt:**
 * A well-known quote of President Roosevelt that you may recognize is "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
 * He was the fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt.
 * He was distantly related to presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Zachary Taylor.
 * He was the seventh cousin once removed of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Eleanor Roosevelt was much more than just First Lady and President Roosevelt's wife. She was a humanitarian. She wanted all people to be treated fairly and with respect. That is why she was greatly involved with making sure that there was a written declaration that gave basic human rights to all people. She worked tirelessly as the Chairperson to the Commission on Human Rights. She was successful in her attempts and later witnessed the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations.
 * Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady and Humanitarian**