1. Brainstorm 5-10 POWER COUPLES of today
Be prepared to share

2. Turn and Talk
What are the top 3 characteristics of a TRUE POWER COUPLE?

3. FDR and Eleanor =power couple
Charismatic
Confident
Sense of duty
Willingness to help others
Strong communication skills

4. FDR Only President to be elected for 4 terms
Served 12 years before he died in office in 1945
Won 2nd term by the largest landslide victory in US History
NEW DEAL legislation to fix Great Depression
Fireside chats – radio speeches to reassure Americans during depression

5. Eleanor Roosevelt Changing roles of women is society
Changed the role of the First Lady
Set the precedent for those who followed
Own radio program and wrote her
own newspaper column
Advocated for poor, civil rights, and women.
UN Delegate
President Truman called her the “First Lady of the World” in tribute to her human rights achievements.