Roosevelt
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My name is Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I spent a great deal of my life sitting in a wheelchair. I was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York, to James and Sara Roosevelt. I was their only child.
Until I was 14, I studied under governesses and private tutors. I graduated from Harvard University and Columbia Law School. I liked being a good student.
I married my distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1905. We had six children that I enjoyed playing with. We called them "the chicks."
When I was 39, I fell into the water while sailing. I contracted polio and within three days, I could not walk unaided.
I was the first U.S. president to be elected four times. I changed many things during that time.
I am famous for having said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." On April 12, l945, at age 63, I died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The last words I wrote that day were, "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."
I hope that you remember me as the president who served four terms in office.