Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President of the United States

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) was elected the 32nd president of the United States on November 8, 1932.

Roosevelt’s main focus in his first term was recovery from the Great Depression. In 1933 about 25 percent of the US work force was unemployed; nearly 13 million people were without jobs. Putting Americans back to work and reviving the economy became key priorities for the Roosevelt administration.