FDR was related to 12 US presidents — here’s a breakdown of his family tree

We recently came across a Snapple "real fact" that said US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was related to five US presidents by blood and six by marriage. We reached out to the FDR Presidential Library to see if this "real fact" was true.

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I'm distantly related to over 7 billion people.

[arifnizam]

He also famoulsy said "presidents are selected, not elected". No wonder why the same bloodline had 12 presidents coming out of them

[JorgeGutierrez-ey]

There's actually only been 44 presidents. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president. He's the only president to serve two non consecutive terms

[JayPabalat]

Did Franklin Roosevelt knew that he is related to Winston Churchill and vice versa?

[jmgjmg]

He was also related to Calvin Coolidge, he was also part of the Delano family

[ThommyKane]

we know. 6 families have run america since the 1600s.

[americannotamericant]

1/3 people in V.A are related to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

[johnnywilson]

Imagine FDR saying “Martin Van Buren was my great-grandfather”.

[mraaronhd]

Even more impressive- Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand is a second cousin, 7-9 times removed of none other than the first U.S. President himself, George Washington!

[karicrouse]

I’m related to John Adams and John Quincy Adams

[speedyrob]

1 in 3 historical figures he is related to have had statues taken down

[zgjohusociety]

Wait a second, Jefferson Davis, that’s 13







WaitASecond, Winston CHURCHILL!? the guy he worked with in WWll?

[juanitadudley]

So, he was related to the main generals in each side of the Civil War and the president of the confederacy. As far as Churchill goes, I think 8th cousin is a bit of a stretch to claim family relations. We are all relayed, after all...

[thefarmingnurse]

Can’t tell if this is good or just a dark explanation that politics is blood

[emil.jansson]

Maybe thats why he became such a good president?

[exploreexostanexoandsuperj]

We are all related. Our common ancestor is adan and eve

[nh]

This is actually a good look into the early days of US Politics when corruption and nepotism was at its all time high

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technicality we're all related so this video is ...

[windowstudios]

0:16 You absolute Buffon
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As Michael Jackson sang in one of his songs, "If Roosevelt was living, he wouldn't let this be..."