Franklin D. Roosevelt - The New Dealer (Biography)

Franklin D. Roosevelt - The New Dealer is the biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, who was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only U.S. President to have served more than two terms in office. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Roosevelt won four presidential elections in a row, causing a realignment political scientists call the Fifth Party System. During the war, Roosevelt provided decisive leadership against Nazi Germany and made the United States the principal arms supplier and financier of the Allies who later, alongside the United States, defeated Germany, Italy and Japan. Roosevelt's administration redefined American liberalism and realigned the Democratic Party based on his New Deal coalition of labor unions; farmers; ethnic, religious and racial minorities; intellectuals; the South; big city machines; and the poor and workers on relief. Franklin D. Roosevelt - The New Dealer is highly recommended for those interested in learning more about this popular American President.