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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Deal Maker: Quartz Character
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 to 1945), known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States. Elected in 1932 during the Great Depression, he created the New Deal, won reelection three times, and led the country through most of World War II.
- Cost
- 7 crystals
- Type
- Character · Leader
- Power / Health
- 4 / 6
- Color
- Quartz (Founders & Revolution)
- Rarity
- Ultra-Rare (Legacy)
- Set
- Liberty & Lightning (Set 1)
Start of your turn: gain 1 crystal this turn.
On play: draw a card.
Four-term president who convinced America that the only thing to fear was running out of acronyms for new agencies.
The real history
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was taught at home by tutors until he was 14, then attended the Groton School and Harvard College. He married Eleanor Roosevelt in 1905, and they had six children, five of whom lived to adulthood.
He won election to the New York State Senate in 1910. President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913, and he held the job until 1920, when he ran for vice president with James Cox and lost.
In the summer of 1921, Roosevelt contracted polio and lost the use of his legs. He used braces and a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He helped create a foundation at Warm Springs, Georgia, to help other polio patients, and he supported the March of Dimes, which funded work toward a polio vaccine. He was elected governor of New York in 1928.
Roosevelt won the presidency in 1932, in the middle of the Great Depression. His New Deal programs included the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he led the nation through World War II as commander in chief. He won reelection three times and remains the only president to serve more than two terms. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, at Warm Springs, Georgia, just before the war in Europe ended.
Sources
- FDR Biography, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Life Before the Presidency, Miller Center, University of Virginia
How the card plays
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Deal Maker costs 7 crystals and is a 4/6 Quartz Leader. He is an Ultra-Rare, so he counts as a Legacy character. At the start of your turn, gain 1 crystal this turn. On play, draw a card.
He pays you back every turn, and the longer he lives, the more crystals you earn, so protect him once he lands. One extra crystal each turn lets you play expensive cards a turn sooner. Stack him with other income: New Deal, New Deal, adds a crystal and draws a card, Oval Office, Oval Office, draws a card and gains a crystal at the start of each of your turns, and The New World, The New World, does the same. With several of those running, you can afford to play two big cards in a single turn.
- Playable in decks led by George Washington, and by any Traveler Leader whose colors include Quartz.
- In the Washington starter deck (1 copy). Deck code:
LC2-BhoCgAKBAYIBgwGEAYUBhgKHAYgBiQGKAYsBjAKNAY4BjwGQAZEBkgGTAZQBlQGWAZcBmAGZAZoCmwGcAZ0BngGfAaABoQFBjA - A deck holds up to 3 copies of this card.
Questions about Franklin D. Roosevelt
How many terms did FDR serve as president?
He was elected president in 1932 and won reelection three times, so he was elected four times. He is the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
Card art
The standard version of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Deal Maker. The Full Art above is a rare version that can appear in packs.
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