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Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
, the 32nd President of the United States, has inspired or been portrayed in numerous cultural works.


Fictional literature

*'' The Golden Age'', a 2000 novel by Gore Vidal *''
Southern Victory The ''Southern Victory'' series or Timeline-191 is a series of eleven alternate history novels by author Harry Turtledove, beginning with ''How Few Remain'' (1997) and published over a decade. The period addressed in the series begins during the ...
'' series by Harry Turtledove *''
The War That Came Early ''The War That Came Early'' is a six-novel series by Harry Turtledove depicting an alternate history of World War II. As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characte ...
'' series by Harry Turtledove * ''
Worldwar The Worldwar series is the fan name given to a series of eight alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. Its premise is an alien invasion of Earth during World War II, and includes Turtledove's ''Worldwar'' tetralogy, as ...
'' series by Harry Turtledove * ''
The Plot Against America ''The Plot Against America'' is a novel by Philip Roth published in 2004. It is an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt is defeated in the presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh. The novel follows the fortunes of the R ...
'' (2004) novel by
Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophicall ...
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Axis of Time The ''Axis of Time'' trilogy is an alternative history series of novels written by Australian journalist and author John Birmingham, from Macmillan Publishing. The novels deal with the radical alteration of the history of World War II and the s ...
'' novel by John Birmingham *''
The Proteus Operation ''The Proteus Operation'' is a science fiction alternate history novel written by James P. Hogan. The plot focuses on an Anglo-American team of soldiers and civilians sent back in time from the Nazi-dominated world of 1975 to prevent an Axis ...
'' by James P. Hogan


Film

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Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Ro ...
'', a 1942 film *'' This is the Army'', a 1943 film *'' Mission to Moscow'', a 1943 film *''
The Beginning or the End ''The Beginning or the End'' is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. T ...
'', a 1947 docudrama *'' Beau James'', a 1957 film *'' Sunrise at Campobello'', a 1960 film based on the play of the same name *''
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover ''The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover'' is a 1977 American biographical drama film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Broderick Crawford as Hoover, alongside an ensemble cast including Jose Ferrer, Michael Parks, Rip Torn, ...
'', a 1977 film *''
Annie Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...
'', a 1982 adaptation of the musical of the same name *''
Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Re ...
'', a 2001 film *'' FDR: American Badass!'', a 2012 film *''
Hyde Park on Hudson ''Hyde Park on Hudson'' is a 2012 British historical comedy-drama film directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, and Laura Linney as Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, a cousi ...
'', a 2012 film *''
The Monuments Men ''The Monuments Men'' is a 2014 war film directed by George Clooney and written and produced by Clooney and Grant Heslov. The film stars an ensemble cast including Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh ...
'', a 2014 film *'' Darkest Hour'', a 2017 film


Television

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Eleanor and Franklin ''Eleanor and Franklin'' may refer to: * ''Eleanor and Franklin'' (book), 1971 biography by Joseph P. Lash ** '' Eleanor: The Years Alone'', 1972 companion volume to the previous biography * ''Eleanor and Franklin'' (miniseries), 1976 television ...
'', a 1976 television miniseries *'' Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years'', a 1977 television film *'' The Winds of War'', a 1983 miniseries *'' War and Remembrance'', a 1989 miniseries and sequel to ''The Winds of War'' *''
The Kennedys of Massachusetts ''The Kennedys of Massachusetts'' is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fifty-four year marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. The events depicted in the series are based upon the book by Doris Kearns Good ...
'', a 1990 television film *'' World War II: When Lions Roared'', 1994 biographical miniseries *'' Truman'', a 1995 television film *'' Winchell'', a 1998 television film *''
Annie Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...
'', a 1999 television movie adaptation of the musical of the same name *'' Warm Springs'', a 2005 television film *'' Into the Storm'', a 2009 television film *''
All the Presidents' Heads "All the Presidents' Heads" is the twenty-third episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom '' Futurama'', and originally aired July 28, 2011 on Comedy Central. Plot Fry goes to his night job at the Head Museum where he feeds the preserve ...
'', a 2011 episode of the television series ''
Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...
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The World Wars A world war is an international conflict which involves all or most of the world's major powers. Conventionally, the term is reserved for two major international conflicts that occurred during the first half of the 20th century, World WarI (1914 ...
'', a 2014 documentary miniseries *''
The Roosevelts ''The Roosevelts: An Intimate History'' is a 2014 American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Ken Burns. It covers the lives and times of the three most prominent members of the Roosevelt family, Theodore Roosevelt, a ...
'', a 2014 documentary film depicting the
Roosevelt family The Roosevelt family is an American political family from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a First Lady, and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites. The progeny ...
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Atlantic Crossing ''Atlantic Crossing'' is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, released on 15 August 1975. It peaked at number one in the UK (his fifth solo album to do so), and number nine on the '' Billboard'' Top Pop Albums cha ...
'', 2020 television series *'' The New Deal (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)'', a 2020 episode of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. *'' The First Lady'', a 2022 television series.


Theatrical productions

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Annie Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...
'', a 1976 musical *''
I'd Rather Be Right ''I'd Rather Be Right'' is a 1937 musical with a book by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and music by Richard Rodgers. The story is a Depression-era political satire set in New York City about Washington politics and p ...
'', a 1937 musical *'' Sunrise at Campobello'', a 1958 play


Video games

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Civilization A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). Ci ...
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Hearts of Iron ''Hearts of Iron'' is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Strategy First. Based on the Europa Engine, it was originally released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows. A Mac OS version was released by Virt ...
'', a series of
grand strategy Grand strategy or high strategy is a state's strategy of how means can be used to advance and achieve national interests. Issues of grand strategy typically include the choice of primary versus secondary theaters in war, distribution of resource ...
games depicting
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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The Political Machine ''The Political Machine'' is a government simulation game from Stardock and the first game in the '' Political Machine'' series, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the President of the United States. The player accomplishes this goal b ...
'', a series of presidential campaign simulation games


Other works

*'' Ace Kilroy'', a webcomic


Other depictions

* Presidential $1 Coin Program * Roosevelt dime


See also

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List of memorials to Franklin D. Roosevelt Masoom, The Founder of BTF Organization Objects * Roosevelt Dime * Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, on the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C. Buildings * Roosevelt Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. * F.D. Roosevelt Airport * F.D. R ...
He is the subject of the song, "Papa Roosevelt," a song in Spanish by the Puerto Rican group, Los Jardineros, which can be found on YouTube.


References

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