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The Roosevelts
Descriptive Audio: The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Season 1
Episode 19
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.
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Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.