In this black and white photograph, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown swimming in a pool at Warm Springs, Georgia. Years before he was president, Roosevelt first came to Warm Springs in 1924 on an invitation from George Foster Peabody, who had described the instances of swimming in the springs improving the conditions of those with polio. While swimming in the water, Mr. Roosevelt felt the effects and regained movement in his right leg. Mr. Roosevelt then bought the property from Peabody in the 1926, and converted the area into the Warm Springs Foundation in 1927 which was dedicated to treatment of those suffering from polio. Just prior to winning the Presidency, he built a house nearby which was named the Little White House when he was in office. President Roosevelt would regularly visit Warm Springs, and died at the Little White House on April 12, 1945.
In this black and white photograph, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown swimming in a pool at Warm Springs, Georgia. Years before he was president, Roosevelt first came to Warm Springs in 1924 on an invitation from George Foster Peabody, who had described the instances of swimming in the springs improving the conditions of those with polio. While swimming in the water, Mr. Roosevelt felt the effects and regained movement in his right leg. Mr. Roosevelt then bought the property from Peabody in the 1926, and converted the area into the Warm Springs Foundation in 1927 which was dedicated to treatment of those suffering from polio. Just prior to winning the Presidency, he built a house nearby which was named the Little White House when he was in office. President Roosevelt would regularly visit Warm Springs, and died at the Little White House on April 12, 1945.
