HR50: Commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
WHEREAS, January 30, 2012, marked the 130th birthday of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York, on January 30, 1882; he was the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt received a B.A. degree in history from Harvard in only three years (1900 - 1903), studied law at New York?s Columbia University, passed the bar examination in 1907, left school without taking a degree, and for the next three years practiced law with a prominent New York City law firm; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, in New York City and was a father to six children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (May 3, 1906 - December 1, 1975); James Roosevelt (December 23, 1907 - August 13, 1990); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (March 18, 1909 - November 8, 1909); Elliott Roosevelt (September 23, 1910 - October 27, 1990); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (August 17, 1914 - August 17, 1988); and John Aspinwall Roosevelt (March 13, 1916 - April 27, 1981); and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered politics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat from his traditionally Republican home district; and
WHEREAS, President Wilson appointed Franklin D. Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913, a position he held until 1920; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt?s popularity and success in naval affairs resulted in his being nominated for vice president by the Democratic Party in 1920 on a ticket headed by James M. Cox of Ohio; and
WHEREAS, after contracting poliomyelitis while vacationing at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, in the summer of 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt established a foundation at Warm Springs, Georgia, to help other polio victims, and inspired, as well as directed, the March of Dimes program that eventually funded an effective vaccine; and
WHEREAS, in 1928 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York; he was so beloved by the people of New York that he was reelected in 1930; and
WHEREAS, in Chicago in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for President and defeated President Hoover in November 1932 by seven million votes; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt was the architect of the modern social safety net, which includes programs that the United States still has today, such as Social Security and unemployment insurance; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt offered Americans a ?New Deal,? which put Americans back to work during the Great Depression and established bank deposit insurance and important banking regulations to help create positive economic growth and prevent another major Depression; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt exercised his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces during World War II; this was a role he actively carried out, working with and through his military advisers, overriding them when necessary, and taking an active role in choosing the principal field commanders and in making decisions regarding wartime strategy; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt moved to create a ?grand alliance? against the Axis powers through ?The Declaration of the United Nations,? January 1, 1942, in which all nations fighting the Axis agreed not to make a separate peace and pledged themselves to a peacekeeping organization upon victory; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt was the only President in the entire history of the United States to be elected to four terms as President; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt passed away on April 12, 1945, at the age of 63 and was buried in the Rose Garden of his estate at Hyde Park, New York; and
WHEREAS, the anniversary of President Roosevelt?s 130th birthday is an appropriate time to reflect on the beloved and inspiring leader who saved the United States from the Great Depression, led the United States to victory in WWII, and forever changed the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the 130th anniversary of the birth of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt hereby be commemorated; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as an expression of the House of Delegates? appreciation for President Franklin D. Roosevelt?s distinguished contributions to the nation.
Patrons-- Lopez, Alexander, BaCote, Brink, Bulova, Carr, Dance, Englin, Filler-Corn, Herring, Hope, Howell, A.T., James, Joannou, Johnson, Keam, Kory, Lewis, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Plum, Scott, J.M., Sickles, Spruill, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Ware, O. and Watts
WHEREAS, January 30, 2012, marks the 130th birthday of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York, on January 30, 1882; he was the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt received a B.A. degree in history from Harvard in only three years (1900 - 1903), studied law at New York?s Columbia University, passed the bar examination in 1907, left school without taking a degree, and for the next three years practiced law with a prominent New York City law firm; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, in New York City and was a father to six children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (May 3, 1906 - December 1, 1975); James Roosevelt (December 23, 1907 - August 13, 1990); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (March 18, 1909 - November 8, 1909); Elliott Roosevelt (September 23, 1910 - October 27, 1990); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (August 17, 1914 - August 17, 1988); and John Aspinwall Roosevelt (March 13, 1916 - April 27, 1981); and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered politics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat from his traditionally Republican home district; and
WHEREAS, President Wilson appointed Franklin D. Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913, a position he held until 1920; and
WHEREAS, Franklin D. Roosevelt?s popularity and success in naval affairs resulted in his being nominated for vice president by the Democratic Party in 1920 on a ticket headed by James M. Cox of Ohio; and
WHEREAS, after contracting poliomyelitis while vacationing at Campobello Island, New Brunswick, in the summer of 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt established a foundation at Warm Springs, Georgia, to help other polio victims, and inspired, as well as directed, the March of Dimes program that eventually funded an effective vaccine; and
WHEREAS, in 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York; he was so beloved by the people of New York that he was reelected in 1930; and
WHEREAS, in Chicago in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for President and defeated President Hoover in November 1932 by seven million votes; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt was the architect of the modern social safety net, which includes programs that the United States still has today, such as Social Security and unemployment insurance; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt offered Americans a ?New Deal,? which put Americans back to work during the Great Depression and established bank deposit insurance and important banking regulations to help create positive economic growth and prevent another major Depression; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt exercised his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces during World War II; this was a role he actively carried out, working with and through his military advisers, overriding them when necessary, and taking an active role in choosing the principal field commanders and in making decisions regarding wartime strategy; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt moved to create a ?grand alliance? against the Axis powers through ?The Declaration of the United Nations,? January 1, 1942, in which all nations fighting the Axis agreed not to make a separate peace and pledged themselves to a peacekeeping organization upon victory; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt was the only President in the entire history of the United States to be elected to four terms as President; and
WHEREAS, President Roosevelt passed away on April 12, 1945, at the age of 63 and was buried in the Rose Garden of his estate at Hyde Park, New York; and
WHEREAS, the anniversary of President Roosevelt?s 130th birthday is an appropriate time to reflect on the beloved and inspiring leader who saved the United States from the Great Depression, led the United States to victory in WWII, and forever changed the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the 130th anniversary of the birth of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt hereby be commemorated; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as an expression of the House of Delegates? appreciation for President Franklin D. Roosevelt?s distinguished contributions to the nation.