At the July 1940 Democratic Convention in Chicago, Roosevelt easily swept aside challenges from Farley and Vice President Garner, who had turned against Roosevelt in his second term because of his liberal economic and social policies. read more
FDR was diagnosed with infantile paralysis, better known as polio, in 1921, at the age of 39. Although dealing with this crippling disease was difficult, many believe that his personal struggles helped shape FDR, both as a man and as a president. read more
FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was the President who had Polio, but the disease that struck him in the prime of his life may not have been polio, as his doctors and history have believed. read more