American Experience
Season 7 Episode 1 - FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States 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 first episode looks at the early life of FDR. Born into a wealthy family, there was little about his youth that would suggest the giant of history that he would become. His entry into state politics and a significant meeting with a woman named Eleanor would change his life and the course of a nation.
Episodes in Season 7
FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)
55 min
FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)
55 min
FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)
55 min
FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)
55 min
Telegrams from the Dead
55 min
Midnight Ramble
55 min
Battle of the Bulge
55 min
One Woman, One Vote (1)
55 min
One Woman, One Vote (2)
55 min
The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)
55 min
The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)
55 min
The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)
55 min
The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)
55 min
