JANUARY 30, 1882: FDR BORN

On this day in 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born.

During his presidency, the majority of the country did not know President Roosevelt was handicapped.

“When he met Orson Welles, he said ‘Orson, you and I are the two best actors in America,’” says biographer Hugh Gallagher. “And he was right.”

Watch this clip from American Experience, “FDR on Lying: Hiding a Disability.”

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