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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
The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
FDR's New Deal brought great relief to the American People.
Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt all overcame adversity to achieve greatness.
FDR's New York 1944 Campaign took him to Ebbets Field in the rain.
FDR opens his campaign with a humorous speech about Fala, his scottie dog.
FDR begins his slow recovery after polio.
Theodore Roosevelt believed in the survival of the fittest and 'might makes right.'
James Roosevelt married Sara Delano and they settle down in Hyde Park.
Theodore Roosevelt becomes Police Commissioner of New York.
A new era is ushered in as WWI ends and Theodore Roosevelt dies.