Cardiovascular disease Quote by Steven Lomazow

“From the onset of polio in 1921 until his death, Franklin, his family, his inner circle of advisers, and teams of physicians assiduously disguised…

— Steven Lomazow

“Eleanor Roosevelt and others said polio changed Roosevelt, that it made him more compassionate. That may be so. But the first impact of the…

— James Tobin

When FDR died in 1945, he was still paralyzed from the waist down. After he died, his portrait was put on the dime. Through…

— David Oshinsky

When the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thrust him suddenly into the Presidency in April of 1945 at one of the most critical…

— Richard M. Nixon

“After American titan and presidential father Joseph P. Kennedy suffered a stroke that impacted one side of his body, guests pretended not to notice…

— Sally Bedell Smith

If Roosevelt were alive he'd turn in his grave.

— Samuel Goldwyn, Jr

“FDR’s struggle with illness and subsequent metal-filled life are remarkably similar to the story of another great leader who was part robot: Iron Man.…

— Daniel O'Brien

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.

— Samuel Goldwyn

He [President Franklin D. Roosevelt] died in harness, and we may well say in battle harness, like his soldiers, sailors and airmen who died…

— Winston Churchill