Reply #28: no one ever knew he was paralyzed. It was a gentleman agreement [View All]

[roguevalley]

with the press for the good of the country. He would stand between his sons and move his legs when he had to stand but otherwise he was in a wheel chair.

Some kid made the mistake of insulting FDR when my mom was a kid and she beat him to a pulp. I think she was seven or eight. Wasn't the last time she smacked a dumb ass. :)