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President Roosevelt

President Roosevelt. Polio & The New Deal. “I'm just afraid that I may not have the strength to do this job. After you leave me tonight, Jimmy, I am going to pray. I am going to pray that God will help me, that he will give me the strength and the guidance to do this job

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President Roosevelt

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  1. President Roosevelt Polio & The New Deal “I'm just afraid that I may not have the strength to do this job. After you leave me tonight, Jimmy, I am going to pray. I am going to pray that God will help me, that he will give me the strength and the guidance to do this job and to do it right. I hope that you will pray for me, too, Jimmy.” FDR talking to his son, James, following his victory over President Hoover

  2. What is Polio? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDMoBcZG72E

  3. FDR & Polio Contracted while vacationing in Canada in 1921 August 10th– Tired with chills and abdominal pains. August 11th– AM: Leg weak PM: Leg completely paralyzed. Other leg weak August 12th– Both legs paralyzed with no sensitivity. Paralysis spread upwards preventing urination for several days to come. August 13th– Paralyzed from the chest down. August 25th– Entire body paralyzed. Paralysis in parts of his face. A slow recovery would begin in mid-September

  4. Polio Paralytic polio occurs in .1% to 2% of polio cases. Virus enters the body, leaves the intestinal tracts, and enters/spreads through your blood stream .

  5. The First New Deal "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people."

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