After Franklin got polio he went into a wheel-chair and still became president
He was striken with polio in1921
He had polio.
Franklin Roosevelt was disabled by polio at the age of 39. He tried his best to hide the disability while he was president several decades later.
yes, he got polio.
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No, but President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio while in office.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was partially paralyzed in his legs from polio several years before he ran for president. He wore braces on his legs and could stand up with the support of the podium to make speeches and I think he could take a few steps to get to the podium. He hid his disability from the public. He had a special car with hand controls that he could drive.
Franklin D Roosevelt was 39 when he was diagnosed with polio, though a few years back it was suggested he was suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome rather than polio.
Yes it was it caused him to try harder!
I'm guessing that since he had Polio, probably not...
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 from polio.