In theory, rainwater is like distilled-water*, but it gets its compositions largely by dissolving particulate materials in the atmosphere especially the troposphere - when droplets of water nucleate on atmospheric particulates, and secondarily by dissolving gasses from the atmosphere.
Updated May 29, 2016. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, led the country both during the Great Depression and World War II. He was charismatic and innovative at a time when the United States needed exactly that kind of leadership.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression as our 32nd President (1933-1945), Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. Born in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York--now a national historic site--he attended Harvard University and Columbia Law School.