Who was the president in 1940?

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US: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States serving from

to 1945 April 12 when he died of a brain tumor. He was the longest serving President of the United States and led the US through World War II. Roosevelt broke tradition and ran for a 3rd term in 1940, winning against WenDELL Willkie. Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York and died April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia.