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1935-1950 He was hired by Henry Luce in 1935 to run surveys for Fortune, continuing these surveys for 15 years.
1936-1940 His prediction of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's electoral victory over Alf Landon in 1936 was correct to within 0.9%, his 1940 prediction of Roosevelt's victory was correct to within 0.5%, further solidifying the reputation of Roper's techniques.
1940 In 1940, Roosevelt hired Roper to assess public opinion of Lend-Lease prior to its implementation.
1942-1945 In 1942 he was hired by William Joseph Donovan to be the deputy director of the Office of Strategic Services, Roper subsequently worked with the Office of War Information.
1947 After leaving the OWI he founded the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut in 1947.
1947-Today American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
1947-Today Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
1951-1959 Fund for the Republic
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