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The Roosevelts

The Rising Road (1933-1939)

Season 1 Episode 5 | 1hr 56m 40s

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depression, his sweeping New Deal restores the people’s self-confidence and transforms the relationship between them and their government. Eleanor rejects the traditional role of first lady, becomes her husband’s liberal conscience and a sometimes controversial political force.

Aired: 09/16/14
Funding is provided by Bank of America; CPB; Mr. Jack C. Taylor; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The NEH; Rosalind P. Walter; Members of The Better Angels Society, including Jessica & John Fullerton; The Pfeil Foundation: David, Mindy, Robert & Daniel Pfeil; Joan Wellhouse Newton; Bonnie & Tom McCloskey; and The Golklin Family.
Extras
Watch • 7:51
The Roosevelts
Intro
Watch the introduction to The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.
Clip: S1 | 7:51
Watch • 1:51:33
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Episode: S1 E21 | 1:51:33
Watch • 1:51:33
The Roosevelts
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Episode: S1 E7 | 1:51:33
Watch • 1:55:05
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Episode: S1 E20 | 1:55:05
Watch • 1:55:05
The Roosevelts
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Episode: S1 E6 | 1:55:05
Watch • 1:56:40
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
Episode: S1 E19 | 1:56:40
Watch • 1:56:40
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Storm (1920-1933)
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Episode: S1 E18 | 1:56:40
Watch • 1:56:40
The Roosevelts
The Storm (1920-1933)
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Episode: S1 E4 | 1:56:40
Watch • 1:56:30
The Roosevelts
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Episode: S1 E3 | 1:56:30
Watch • 1:56:30
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Episode: S1 E17 | 1:56:30
Watch • 1:51:33
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Episode: S1 E21 | 1:51:33
Watch • 1:51:33
The Roosevelts
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Episode: S1 E7 | 1:51:33
Watch • 1:55:05
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Episode: S1 E20 | 1:55:05
Watch • 1:55:05
The Roosevelts
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Episode: S1 E6 | 1:55:05
Watch • 1:56:40
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
Episode: S1 E19 | 1:56:40
Watch • 1:56:40
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Storm (1920-1933)
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Episode: S1 E18 | 1:56:40
Watch • 1:56:40
The Roosevelts
The Storm (1920-1933)
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Episode: S1 E4 | 1:56:40
Watch • 1:56:30
The Roosevelts
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Episode: S1 E3 | 1:56:30
Watch • 1:56:30
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Episode: S1 E17 | 1:56:30
Watch • 1:56:20
The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: In the Arena (1901-1910)
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
Episode: S1 E16 | 1:56:20