1940 United States presidential election
Franklin was not sure whether he wanted to run for president again.  He waited to see what would happen with the war in Europe.  Then he decided he wanted to run. At the Democratic convention in Chicago, Franklin Roosevelt's wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, gave a speech to the party, and they chose him to run. Franklin Roosevelt chose Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace to run with him for Vice President.  This was the first time a presidential candidate had chosen his own running mate instead of letting the party choose.