Education Clip: FDR faces great crises

About the Episode

The presidency is like a soft leather glove and it takes the shape of the hand that’s put into it. And when a very big hand is put into it and stretches the glove, stretches the office, the glove never quite shrinks back to what it was.

Aired: 09/12/14 | Expires: | Runtime: 6m 10s

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Extras

PBS Previews: The Roosevelts

Explore the making of the The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.

32:25
New Deal Achievements

FDR's New Deal brought great relief to the American People.

3:31
Official Trailer

The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

0:30
February 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt lost both his mother and his wife on Valentine's Day, 1901.

3:20
President McKinley Assassinated

President McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.

3:05
Great Leaders

Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt all overcame adversity to achieve greatness.

3:07
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Visit To Ebbets Field

FDR's New York 1944 Campaign took him to Ebbets Field in the rain.

3:45
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 1944 Campaign Speech

FDR opens his campaign with a humorous speech about Fala, his scottie dog.

3:31
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Recovery

FDR begins his slow recovery after polio.

4:55
The Royals' Visit

King George and Queen Elizabeth visit the United States in June of 1939.

2:09

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