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Jon Voight as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the movie “Pearl Habor.” (Courtesy Buena Vista Home Entertainment)

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Bill Murray plays President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who takes on a new mistress and entertains King George VI at his rustic hideaway in “Hyde Park on Hudson.” (Focus Features via Associated Press)

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** FILE** President Franklin D. Roosevelt carved the turkey during the annual Thanksgiving dinner for polio patients at Warm Springs, Ga., on Dec. 1, 1933. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt was by his side. Roosevelt was jeered for changing the date of the holiday in 1939. Critics dubbed the revised holiday as “Franksgiving.” (Associated Press)

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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt watch as their Scottish Terrier dog, Fala, hops onto the jump seat as they leave town hall in Hyde Park, N.Y., on Nov. 4, 1941. President Roosevelt had just finished voting in a local election. Seated next to the First Lady in the backseat is Princess Juliana of the Netherlands. (AP Photo)

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt with pet dog, a Scottish terrier named Fala. (AP Photo)

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not confirm the Doolittle raid for days, though Japanese media reported it within hours. (Associated Press)

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt won his first of four terms 12 years after being on a losing ticket in 1920 as James M. Cox's vice-presidential running mate. But history shows that running for vice president is a political gamble. (Associated Press)

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This undated black-and-white handout photo provided by the National Archives shows President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary Grace Tully placing mail in the president's mailbox. After being sealed for years, the National Archives has acquired the largest privately held collection of FDR papers. The 14 boxes of artifacts were amassed by Roosevelt's secretary Grace Tully. (AP Photo/National Archives)

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** FILE ** In 1932, Americans were not afraid that Franklin D. Roosevelt would be too ill, too nice, too soft or too socialist for the presidency — they were afraid of starving to death in the Depression. (Associated Press)