American Experience
Season 7 Episode 2 - FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)
6.6 ?
1988
Documentary
In this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes office at the beginning of the Great Depression. Exhorting the nation to keep the faith, FDR utters his famous words: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Episodes in Season 7
1
FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)
55 min
2
FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)
55 min
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3
FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)
55 min
4
FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)
55 min
5
Telegrams from the Dead
55 min
6
Midnight Ramble
55 min
7
Battle of the Bulge
55 min
10
One Woman, One Vote (1)
55 min
11
One Woman, One Vote (2)
55 min
12
The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)
55 min
13
The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)
55 min
14
The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)
55 min
15
The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)
55 min
