Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities
Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies Harry S Truman becomes 1945 president The first atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and 1945 Nagasaki Japan World War II ends 1962 Eleanor Roosevelt dies 1997 FDR Memorial opens in Washington D C II 22 I19 2 21120
FOREWORD by Tobie Roosevelt Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr ow coULD I have ever imagined as I was growing up that one day I would carry one of the most recognizable names in the world Before we married I was asked by my future husband the son and namesake of the president if I was sure I wanted to have his name I couldn't imagine what he meant He explained that for his whole life this mantle had been a weight on his shoulders and my life would never be the same once I became Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Wherever FDR Jr traveled around the world people were drawn to him He even looked like his father He would walk into a room and command attention Though I never had the privilege of meeting the president my husband spoke very lovingly about his father He remembered what fun he had growing up at Springwood the house in Hyde Park and spending summers on Campobello Island with his par ents and grandmother One of FDR Jr's most cherished memo ries was of sailing with his father In spite of his physical handicap FDR continued to sail and passed on his love of the sea to Franklin Jr My husband had a very strong bond of love and respect with his father President Roosevelt left an immense legacy In this book you will read the story of FDR's life including his perseverance in learning to live with polio This fight gave him strength and a spirit that he took with him when he was elected president He brought our country through difficult times at home and abroad He preserved freedom for us to grow and flourish as a nation FDR showed the ability to overcome that which seemed impos sible at the time Strength optimism vitality and stamina were all characteristics of FDR's life As you grow into adulthood try to incorporate these four characteristics into your life Take advantage of and learn from FDR's legacy set your sights high and go for your
FOREWORD by Senator Edward M Kennedy RANKLIN RooSEVELT WAS elected president the year I was born He was a leading topic of conversation in our family and across the nation for the next 13 years My father knew him well and was a friend of President Roosevelt He named my father the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and later appointed him ambassador to Great Britain My three older brothers Joe Jack and Bobby talked about President Roosevelt with my father and listening to those con versations I thought that he must be a good person and a good leader for our country and for the world I knew he was a Demo crat When I was six my parents took me with them to London because President Roosevelt had asked my father to become America's ambassador to Great Britain I knew it was an impor tant assignment but I was totally surprised by the British peo ple They seemed to treat us almost like royalty and wherever we went they wanted to take our pictures I was amazed to see my photo in the newspaper too Unfortunately only a year later war broke out in Europe My father stayed on but it was so dan gerous that my mother brought me home But my father's ser vice to FDR stayed in my mind I was proud of him and that experience certainly influenced my later decision to go into pub lic service myself I also had immense respect for President Roo sevelt and all he did for our country The New Deal always meant something special to me ever since A letter from young Bobby Kennedy to FDR
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