wilson as assistant secretary of the navy. mate ofas running ohio's james m carr, fdr at the age of 38 was the youngest vice presidential candidate in history. carried on st. patrick's905 to anna eleanor roosevelt, fdr founded the dynasty typical of his hudson river dutch forebears. retreat, the roosevelt a vacation cottage, that fdr sailed with friends and family after the strenuous campaign for the vice president the -- the vice presidency. and it was in these same waters that he was first stricken with the dreaded polio germ that was to paralyze his legs, but never his life. ♪ to the state8 capitol in albany, franklin roosevelt was elected governor of new york. friend, the happy warrior, at his side, he threw himself into the fight for better government, became the champion of his common man and was thought of widely as the next candidate for the presidency of the united states. and with james a farley swinging the gavel, the die was cast, the country still mired in the morass of a depression wanted a new president. called to chicago to accept the nomination, governor roosevelt flew from albany with his wife, and sons elliot and john. of an erahe beginning unpara