I knew that he was in a wheelchair. He had polio in his youth, didn't he?
The fact that he was in a wheelchair is just one more thing that I find admirable about that man - that in spite of his disability, he was able to be such a truly great President. He must have been in pain sometimes, because I think that people who have had polio often develop pains and aches as they grow older. And yet he was able to give so much to other people, to his country.
Of course, it helped that the media were so courteous and respectful. Then again, why should they necessarily write about FDR's disability? It didn't lessen him as a man, and certainly not as a President.
