IntroductionRoy Jenkins, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, provides a brief overview of Roosevelt's life. As an outsider, Jenkins is able to view Franklin's accomplishments and failures from a rational perspective. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the thirty-second president of the United States and the only one to be elected more than twice. Even though he entered the presidency during an economic crisis, Roosevelt made an enormous fortune in the United States. BodyJenkins begins the biography with some of the history of the Roosevelt family. The family split into two different branches: the Roosevelts of Oyster Bay and the Roosevelts of Hyde Park. The two branches had different political views. The Oyster Bay Roosevelts were Republicans while the Hyde Park Roosevelts were Democrats. Franklin Delano Roosevelt also informs the reader of FDR's marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin. At first, Franklin and Eleanor had a strong friendship before Franklin showed romantic interest in her. They kept their engagement a secret for a year because they didn't want his mother, Sara Roosevelt, to find out. Sara was jealous of having to share Franklin and when her husband died, she became an obsessive mother. Despite their differences, FDR was resolutely committed to Eleanor. Eleanor went to spend long summers in Campobello or Hyde Park. She was there when the first polio outbreak and FDR dissuaded her from bringing any likely infection. It is speculated that this was probably the summer that Franklin began his infatuation with Lucy Mercer, his wife's part-time social secretary. Even though FDR was young, his health was not very good. During multiple illnesses, such as typhoid fever, sinus problems, and the flu, Eleanor returned from Campobe...... middle of paper ......lkie and transported thirty-eight states to give her a vote in the electoral college. from 449 to 82. He had become the most popular and most reviled of the thirty-two presidents to date. End of Franklin's death. Although I had already studied FDR in a past history class, it is always good to revisit and possibly learn more. I was able to relearn small details of Franklin Roosevelt's life, such as his struggles with his marriage and his obsessive mother. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a book that I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about a President of the United States. It is important to know the achievements and struggles of Franklin Roosevelt, as well as any other president. Studying the history of what was successful and what was not successful in dealing with our government is extremely important so that crises do not recur, such as the Great Depression..