192 1 In the summer of, Roosevelt took his family on vacation in Campobello Island. After putting out a forest fire, he jumped into the cold sea, so he got polio.

The prospect of high fever, pain, numbness and lifelong disability did not make Roosevelt give up his ideals and beliefs. He kept exercising and tried to regain his ability to walk and stand. The Georgia Hot Springs, which he used to treat diseases, were called "the place where laughter filled the sky". 1924, he returned to politics with crutches, and became the governor of New York in 1928.

Political opponents often attack him with his disability. Roosevelt had to fight against disability all his life, but he always turned it into an advantage with outstanding political achievements, excellent eloquence and abundant energy.

When he first participated in the election, he told people through a spokesman: "The governor is not necessarily an acrobat. We didn't choose him because he can do a forward roll or a backward roll. He is doing mental work and trying to benefit the people. " Relying on such perseverance and optimism, Roosevelt finally defeated Hoover with an absolute advantage of 1933 and became the 32nd president of the United States.

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Roosevelt didn't like wheelchairs.

Former US President franklin roosevelt is called "the helm in a wheelchair". He is the longest-serving president and has difficulty even standing. 192 1 year, he suffered from polio at the age of 39 and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. He can only stand for a while on important occasions with crutches and supports.

Wheelchairs helped him realize his great political ambitions, but he never liked this "friend". In President Roosevelt's former residence and library, there are wheelchairs he used. They are very simple-they are not made of metal, have no handrails, pedals, leather pads and steering rods, and cannot be folded. There is only a wooden chair, a front wheel as slender as a bicycle wheel and a pair of small rear support wheels.

According to records, it was refitted by Roosevelt with a dining chair. In order to show his strength and ability, he rarely used a wheelchair in public, and warned reporters in a friendly tone not to take photos of him sitting in a wheelchair or getting on and off the bus with difficulty.

The Roosevelt Presidential Library kept 35,000 photos, but only two of them were in wheelchairs. In order not to let the participants see the wheelchair, he often arrives at the scene in advance. When he stands on crutches and gives a speech, his bodyguard acts as a "backrest" behind him. Because wheelchairs are extremely simple, many viewers don't think so. They just thought he was sitting in an ordinary wooden chair. Even then, many people didn't know that the president was disabled.

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