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A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
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Season 1 Episode 7
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
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Season 1 Episode 6
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
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Season 1 Episode 5
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
The Storm (1920-1933)
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Season 1 Episode 4
The Storm (1920-1933)
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
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Season 1 Episode 3
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Theodore Roosevelt at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo
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Season 1 Episode 2
In the Arena (1901-1910)
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
President Theodore Roosevelt with his family, 1903
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Season 1 Episode 1
Get Action (1858-1901)
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt at Harvard
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Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt at Harvard
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelts time at Harvard
Timeline Clip - Theodore and Booker T. Washington at Dinner
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Timeline Clip - Theodore and Booker T. Washington at Dinner
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt has dinner with Booker T. Washington.
Education Clip: Public Service
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Education Clip: Public Service
Eleanor Roosevelt continued to push for progressive initiatives
Education Clip: Speak Softly
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Education Clip: Speak Softly
Theodore Roosevelt's views on what makes a civilized nation
Education Clip: War Machine
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Education Clip: War Machine
FDR works with businesses to create a war machine. With WWII, The USA goes back to work.
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