ThomasJeffersonPeoplebiographyThomasJefferson(1743-1826),Americanstatesman,thinker,philosopher,scientist,educator,thirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HeisoneofthemainleadersoftheUnitedStatesduringthewarofindependence,in1776,asamemberofthedraftingcommittee,draftedthedeclarationofindependenceoftheUnitedStates.Sincethen,hehasservedasthefirstsecretaryofstate,asecondvicePresidentandathirdPresident.Duringhistenure,heprotectedagricultureanddevelopedthenationalcapitalistindustry.ThepurchaseofLouisianafromFrancehasnearlydoubledtheterritoryoftheUnitedStates.HewaswidelyregardedasoneofthemostdistinguishedpresidentsinAmericanhistory,aswellasWashington,LincolnandRoosevelt.FranklinD.RooseveltContentBackgroundDisabledinbodystronginmindTransformationalPoliticianPeacefulWarriorPeoplebiographyFranklinDelanoRoosevelt(January30,1882–April12,1945;)wasthe32ndPresidentoftheUnitedStatesandacentralfigureinworldeventsduringthemid-20thcentury,leadingtheUnitedStatesduringatimeofworldwideeconomiccrisisandworldwar.TheonlyAmericanpresidentelectedtomorethantwoterms,hewasoftenreferredtobyhisinitials,FDR.Rooseveltwonhisfirstoffourpresidentialelectionsin1932,whiletheUnitedStateswasinthedepthsoftheGreatDepression.FDR'scombinationofoptimismandeconomicactivismisoftencreditedwithkeepingthecountry'seconomiccrisisfromdevelopingintoapoliticalcrisis.HeledtheUnitedStatesthroughmostofWorldWarII,anddiedinofficeofacerebralhemorrhageshortlybeforethewarendedDisabledinbodyStronginmindFDRusedaspecialwheelchairhedesignedhimself.InprivateDisabledinbodyStronginmindDisabledornot,FDRbecameasymbolofstrengthandperseverancetoAmericans,showingthemthat“Yougainstrength,courageandconfidencebyeveryexperienceinwhichyoureallystoptolookfearintheface.Youareabletosaytoyourself,‘Ihavelivedthroughthishorror.Icantakethenextthingthatcomesalong.’…Youmustdothethingyouthinkyoucannotdo”Roosevelt'spoliciesRelief:fortheneedy,providedjobsfortheunemployed,protectedfarmersfromforeclosureRecovery:economic,gettheeconomybackintohighgearReform:financial,toregulatebanks,abolishchildlabor,conservefarmlandsWorldWarⅡOnDecember7,1941,theJapaneseattackedtheU.S.PacificFleetatPearlHarbor,destroyingordamaging16warships,includingmostofthefleet‘sbattleships,andkillingalmost3000Americanmilitarypersonnelandcivilians.ItisatthistimeRooseveltgavethefamous“InfamySpeech“(国耻演说).Withinanhourofthespeech,CongresspassedaformaldeclarationofwaragainstJapanandofficiallybroughttheU.S.intoWorldWarII.PeacefulWarriorTheFourFreedomFreedomofspeechFreedomofworshipFreedomfromwantFreedomfromfear在华盛顿的富兰克林·罗斯福纪念馆里刻在墙上四大自由,由上而下是:言论自由、信仰自由、免于匮乏的自由、免于恐惧的自由ThankYouforListening!