What did Franklin D. Roosevelt think of Theodore Roosevelt?

Politics and war brought Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt ever closer. ... As the new Ken Burns documentary, The Roosevelts, points out, Teddy and Franklin had much more in common than a surname. ... “I am as fond of Eleanor as if she were my daughter; and I like you, and trust you, and believe in you. read more

On St. Patrick’s Day, 1905, he married Eleanor Roosevelt. Following the example of his fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt, whom he greatly admired, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered public service through politics, but as a Democrat. He won election to the New York Senate in 1910. read more

Franklin's decision to back Wilson over Theodore Roosevelt in the general election alienated some members of his family, although Theodore himself was not offended. Wilson's victory over the divided Republican Party made him the first Democrat to win a presidential election since 1892. read more