As a college student, future-president Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a cheerleader for Harvard.
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Fun Fact: Most Terms as President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt won 4 terms as president, which is higher than any other president in history. Though he did not complete his 4th term because he died in 1945.
Fun Fact: Distant Cousin Roosevelts
Teddy and FDR might share the same name but they weren’t father and son. They were distant 5th cousins.
Fun Fact: First Mother To Vote For Her Son For President
Sara Delano Roosevelt was alive when her son was elected to be president. Thus (after the passage of Women’s suffrage as well) she was the first mother to vote for her son as President of the United States.
Fun Fact: When FDR Lost On a Presidential Ticket
Despite being one of the most popular and the only man elected four times to the presidency; FDR lost as a running mate in the 1920 presidential election. Warren G. Harding beat James M. Cox in a landslide.