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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Charismatic Leadership

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Charismatic Leadership. Basic Biography. Born 1882 Graduated from Harvard, 1904 Married Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore Roosevelt), 1905 Elected to New York legislature, 1910-1913 Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1920 Nominated for Vice-President, 1920

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Charismatic Leadership

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  1. Franklin Delano RooseveltCharismatic Leadership

  2. Basic Biography • Born 1882 • Graduated from Harvard, 1904 • Married Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore Roosevelt), 1905 • Elected to New York legislature, 1910-1913 • Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1920 • Nominated for Vice-President, 1920 • Stricken with polio, 1921; recovery at Warm Springs • Governor of New York, 1928-1932 • President of U.S., 1933-1945 • Great Depression and New Deal • World War II • Died in Warm Springs, April 12, 1945 All photographs (except as noted) from Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Museum, and Digital Archives, http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/

  3. The Growth of a Leader • Childhood a life of wealth and privilege • Family connections to to political leaders (birth and marriage) • Early ambitions to follow in footsteps of his uncle by marriage • Marriage to TR’s niece • Cabinet position as Asst. Secretary of Navy (also held by TR) • Early run for Vice-President • Perceived as a lightweight • Then…..

  4. Polio • FDR contracted polio while on vacation at Campobello (Maine coast) • Despite years of treatment (Warm Springs), never regained ability to walk • With heavy braces, could simulate walking • Minimized disability – only two existing pictures of FDR in wheelchair • Many credit battle with polio for FDR’s sympathy with people

  5. Becoming a Charismatic Leader • Times of crisis (Depression, WWII) • Radical solutions • New Deal (public employment, banking regulation, etc.) • Solutions accepted by most (but not all) • Giving hope to people • Inaugural address • Fireside chats • Eleanor Roosevelt • Projected confidence, but also willing to try anything

  6. The Crisis: Economic Back

  7. The Crisis: War Back

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