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FDR

Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the second of four parts.

1994 |4h 30m |  History, Documentary

Cast

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David McCullough

Narrator

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

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Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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