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The Roosevelts

Education Clip: Office of Civil Defense

2m 21s

Eleanor accepts a job working in the newly create Office of Civil Defense. She sees the opportunity as a way to push forward a New Deal social agenda. She soon ran into stiff resistance from federal bureaucrats and local Southern politicians. Many women also resented her for being “out of her place” as First Lady.

Aired: 09/12/14
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
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
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
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
Episode: S1 E5 | 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 • 1:56:20
The Roosevelts
In the Arena (1901-1910)
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
Episode: S1 E2 | 1:56:20
Watch • 3:18
The Roosevelts
Timeline Clip - Theodore and Booker T. Washington at Dinner
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt has dinner with Booker T. Washington.
Special: 3:18
Watch • 1:54:57
The Roosevelts
Get Action (1858-1901)
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:54:57
Watch • 2:24
The Roosevelts
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt’s Views On Civilization
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt’s Views On Civilization
Special: 2:24
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
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
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
Episode: S1 E5 | 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 • 1:56:20
The Roosevelts
In the Arena (1901-1910)
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
Episode: S1 E2 | 1:56:20
Watch • 1:54:57
The Roosevelts
Get Action (1858-1901)
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:54:57
The Roosevelts
Episode: S1
The Roosevelts
Episode: S1
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