Question: who was the president of the us during ww2
Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( / ˈroʊzəvəlt / , his own pronunciation , or / ˈroʊzəvɛlt / ; January 30 , 1882 -- April 12 , 1945 ) , commonly known as FDR , was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945 .