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The last photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt, taken by Nicholas Robbins at the Little White House in Warm Springs, April 11, 1945. Roosevelt died the following day. Elizabeth Shoumatoff had begun working on the portrait of the president around noon on April 12, 1945. Roosevelt was being served lunch when he said "I have a terrific headache."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest-serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
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[5] [6] She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States. [5] Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefined the role of first lady.
Two years later, she gave birth to a son, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on January 30, 1882. [5] After the birth of her son, doctors advised Sara not to have any more children, and thus the young Franklin became the focus of her attention. [6] [1] Many wealthy parents of this time relied on servants to care for their children, but not Sara. [1]
Two distantly related branches of the family from Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York, rose to global political prominence with the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) and his fifth cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945), whose wife, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, was Theodore's niece.
For the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, see: Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, first and second terms (1933–1937 and 1937–1941), as U.S. president Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, third and fourth terms (1941–1945 and January–April 1945), as U.S. president
The statue of Franklin Delano Roosevelt stirred controversy over the issue of his disability. Designers decided against plans to have FDR shown in a wheelchair.Instead, the statue depicts the president in a chair with a cloak obscuring the chair, showing him as he appeared to the public during his life.