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The Roosevelts
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Season 1
Episode 5
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.