Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), elected President of the United States an unprecedented four times, led the United States during both the Great Depression and World War II despite being paralyzed from the waist down.
Find out more about this influential man, by perusing this large complication of pictures of Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Note: Many of the pictures within each section are listed chronologically.)
Portraits and Close-Ups
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- Roosevelt in a close-up, group school photo in Groton (1899)
- A handsome young man, portrait (1900)
- Full-body portrait of Roosevelt (1903)
- Wearing a graduation cap, portrait (1904)
- Portrait of Roosevelt (1924)
- Close-up of Roosevelt, smiling with glasses on (1942)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, close-up photo (1931)
- Close-up portrait (1933)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Close-up (1938)
- Portrait (1940)
- Close-up of Roosevelt, laughing with glasses on (1942)
- Close-up of Roosevelt, looking upward with glasses on (1944)
- Close-up portrait with Roosevelt wearing glasses and a bow tie (1944)
Roosevelt As a Young Boy
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- FDR as a very young boy, portrait (1885)
- FDR and his father, portrait (1887)
- FDR with his mother, portrait (1887)
- FDR as a young boy wearing a kilt, portrait (1888)
- FDR as a young boy, portrait (1888)
- On a pony in Hyde Park (1889)
- With many of his family members (1889)
- FDR with the Delano grandparents and seven cousins (1890)
- As a young boy with bow and arrow (1892)
- FDR standing in a portrait with his mother (1893)
- FDR as a young boy, portrait (1893)
- FDR as a young boy, portrait (1895)
- FDR with his father, portrait (1895)
Group School Pictures
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
Roosevelt Yachting
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- FDR sitting on deck in Campobello (1904)
- FDR steering a boat in Campobello (1908)
- FDR with Mrs. Hitch and Jean Delano in Campobello (1910)
- FDR in a boat goofing around with cousin Jean Delano's hair (1910)
- FDR sitting on a boat, waving (1933)
- FDR holding up a painting while on a boat in Campobello (1933)
Franklin and Eleanor
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt dressed up in Hyde Park (1904)
- FDR and Eleanor standing together in San Remo, Italy (1905)
- FDR and Eleanor (wearing a fur shawl and puffy hat) standing together in Hyde Park (1905)
- FDR and Eleanor sharing a moment (1905)
- FDR and Eleanor sitting together on a few steps in Hyde Park (1906)
- FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Laura Delano, and others in a group photo in Campobello (1909)
- FDR and Eleanor laughing on a beach together (1920)
- FDR and Eleanor sitting together (1922)
- FDR and Eleanor dressed up with Caroline O'Day and another man (1930)
- FDR leaning out of a car and Eleanor leaning against a fence (1930)
- FDR and Eleanor standing on the back of a train together (1932)
- FDR and Eleanor sitting together on a couch in Washington D.C. (1933)
Roosevelt With Family
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- FDR with Anna on his shoulders in Campobello (1907)
- FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt with baby Anna (1907)
- FDR sitting with his daughter, Anna, as a baby (1907)
- FDR and Eleanor with baby Anna sitting on a porch together (1907)
- Franklin and Eleanor Sitting with Anna and James (1908)
- Formal portrait of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt with Anna and baby James (1908)
- FDR Holding Elliot (1912)
- FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt with their children (1919)
- FDR with Eleanor and John (1930)
- FDR and Eleanor standing with Sara Delano Roosevelt (1931)
- FDR reclining in a chair with Elliot at his side (1931)
- FDR and Eleanor (sitting) with Elliot and his wife (standing) in Warm Springs (1932)
- With his mother (1933)
- FDR and Eleanor with Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt (1934)
- FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt with thirteen of their grandchildren (1945)
Roosevelt Alone
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- FDR in France (1918)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt in Scotland (1918)
- FDR standing by a car in Warm Springs, Georgia (1929)
- FDR working on a model ship (1930)
- FDR standing next to a window in Warm Springs, Georgia (1930)
- FDR sitting in a chair with papers in his hand (1931)
- FDR sitting at his desk (1931)
- FDR sitting at his desk, close-up (1933)
- FDR sitting and petting a big dog (1933)
- Sitting at his desk (1934)
- FDR signing the Declaration of War against Japan (1941)
- FDR sitting in a chair (1942)
Enjoying Life
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
Roosevelt Giving Speeches
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
Roosevelt and Churchill
(Picture courtesy the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)
- FDR sitting with Churchill on the left with others standing behind them (1942)
- FDR sitting with Churchill in Casablanca (1943)
- FDR and Winston Churchill in Shangri La (1943)
- FDR and Churchill in Casablanca (1943)
- FDR, Stalin, Churchill and several others in Teheran, Iran (1943)
- FDR, Churchill, Giraud, and DeGaulle sitting four across in Casablanca (1943)
- FDR and Churchill sitting together outside in Casablanca (1943)
- FDR sitting with Churchill and Chiang Kai Sheck in Cairo (1943)
- FDR sitting with Churchill on the right and Stalin on the left in Teheran (1943)
- FDR sitting with Chiang Kai-shek and Churchill in Cairo (1943)
- FDR sitting and facing Winston Churchill in Quebec (1944)
- FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and others sitting around a large, round table at Livadia Palace in Yalta (1945)
- FDR sitting with Churchill on the left and Stalin on the right in Yalta (1945)
