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He's known for the line "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."<ref>A quote originated by Henry David Thoreau</ref> Remember, [[Theodore Roosevelt|he's one of two presidents to have this last name]]. |
He's known for the line "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."<ref>A quote originated by Henry David Thoreau</ref> Remember, [[Theodore Roosevelt|he's one of two presidents to have this last name]]. |
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Before he was President, he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during [[World War I]]. The sole thing he did here that he's remembered for (except possibly accusations he was responsible for the lax defense of Pearl Harbor) during this position occurred ''after'' the war. In 1919 he ran an entrapment campaign to locate and persocute sailors who engaged in homosexual acts during leave, using Americans sailors he ordered into these acts as bait. His actions in what would be called the Newport Scandal got him censured by Congress. |
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His wife Eleanor Roosevelt (a fifth cousin) was the first First Lady to actually take an open role in government ([[Woodrow Wilson]]'s wife did in secret when he had a stroke). She became hated by many, an experience she would share with several of her successors, including Nancy Reagan, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]], and Michelle Obama. She was viciously insulted as being ugly. |
His wife Eleanor Roosevelt (a fifth cousin) was the first First Lady to actually take an open role in government ([[Woodrow Wilson]]'s wife did in secret when he had a stroke). She became hated by many, an experience she would share with several of her successors, including Nancy Reagan, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]], and Michelle Obama. She was viciously insulted as being ugly. |
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