Roosevelt Roo‧se‧velt, El‧ea‧nor /ˈrəʊzəvelt, ˈelənəʳ/
(1884–1962) a US writer and politician who was the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She actively supported improvements in the social and economic conditions of ordinary people, and is thought to have influenced the ‘New Deal’ policy of her husband’s government. She was also interested in
HUMAN RIGHTS, and was part of the group that produced the UN (United Nations) Declaration of Human Rights in 1945.
Roosevelt, Frank‧lin D. /ˈfræŋklən diː, ˈfræŋklɪn diː/
(1882–1945) a US politician in the
Democratic Party, also known as FDR, who was the President of the US from 1933 to 1945. He helped to end the
Great Depression by starting a programme of social and economic changes called the
New Deal. He also tried to give support to the
Allies without getting the US involved in World War II, but when Japan attacked the US in 1941 he was forced to join the war.
Roosevelt, The‧o‧dore /ˈθiːədɔːʳ/
(1858–1919) a US politician in the Republican Party who was the 26th president of the US from 1901 to 1909. He became famous for his military achievements during the
Spanish-American War of 1898, when he formed and led a group of soldiers called the ‘Rough Riders’ in Cuba. He was a popular president, and is remembered for having a large
moustache and for saying things were ‘bully’ when he liked them. During his period as president, the US organized the building of the Panama Canal, and Roosevelt described US foreign policy using the phrase ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’. He was informally called Teddy Roosevelt, and the
teddy bear (=a soft toy bear) is named after him.