AdvertisementVIDEO: Rare Clip Shows Roosevelt's Use Of WheelchairJuly 10, 2013Mark MemmottfacebookEmailPhotos of President Franklin D. Roosevelt sitting in a wheelchair are also rare and weren't shown to the public while he was in office. In this image from 1941 he's with his dog Fala and Ruthie Bie, the granddaughter of a gardener who worked for the Roosevelt family. (Landov)