polio struck Franklin Delano Roosevelt at age 39, and he was subsequently elected president of the United States four times. Roosevelt sought relief in the therapeutic waters of Warm Springs ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30 ... In 1921 Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio and became paralyzed in each of his extremities (although he would eventually regain the use of his arms, ...

It was the day of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inauguration ... while vacationing at his summer home on Campobello Island, Roosevelt was stricken with polio. The illness paralyzed his legs and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. It is no secret now that Franklin D. Roosevelt had the unique challenge of hiding his crippling disease of what was believed to be polio throughout his terms as ...

His earliest memory is the day he left the polio treatment center for the final time. Of course, Addison’s weak left leg ...

FDR’s schooner, the Amberjack II, would often accompany him to Marion. When sailing, Coast Guard and Secret Service boats would accompany him. He was known to “evade” these vessels for fun and sport.

In 1921, FDR contracted polio - paralyzing him from the waist ... FDR was unharmed. Franklin Delano Roosevelt went on to ...

A stone tablet to United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was unveiled at Westminster Abbey ... In 1921 he was struck down with polio but fought bravely to walk again and in 1928 became ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born here in 1882 ... In 1921, Roosevelt fell ill and was diagnosed with polio. He was paralyzed from the waist down. In today’s research, it is believed that ...