Noun
- 1. Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, F. D. Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, President Franklin Roosevelt, FDR
- usage: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
- 2. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
- usage: wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
- 3. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt
- usage: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)
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