Yes, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was paralyzed from the waist down due to polio. He contracted the disease in 1921 and it left him with limited mobility for the rest of his life. Despite his paralysis, FDR was able to navigate his wheelchair and hide his disability from the public by using leg braces and utilizing various support systems during his presidency.

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Was fdr paralized

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/24/2023

FDR had a disease called Polio which paralyzed him from his waist down. He wore braces to speeches an only used his wheel chair in his home.

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∙ 13y ago

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Was Franklin Roosevelt paralized in world war 1 or world war 2?

FDR was paralyzed by Polio in the 1920s between the two world wars.

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