Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party and the only American president elected to more than two terms, he built a New Deal Coalition that realigned American politics after 1932, as his domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century. 'Franklin Roosevelt is a best-selling, comprehensive and exceptional collection which covers an enormous number of distinctive stages of the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.