ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN DELANO (1)

(1882–1945), thirty-second president of the United States (1933–1945). The early part of his presidency is remembered for a group of government programs designed to reverse the effects of the economic depression. He used the radio to build public support for his policies; however, his programs resulted in inflation and less production. In the later years of his presidency, he attempted to support the Allies in World War II without bringing the United States into the war. At this time, he made his speech announcing the "four freedoms (freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear)." After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States entered the war. Roosevelt began the Manhattan Project which produced the atomic bomb, a weapon that after his death brought a quick but highly controversial end to the war. See also Frankie the Limper in this glossary. —PTS-SP Approved Glossary