Education Clip: FDR's Third Term Begins

About the Episode

Roosevelt wins an unprecedented third term. His 1941 State of the Union address speaks to internationalism and the Four Freedoms. His call for Americans to defend these freedoms, transitions the United States from neutrality to a world leader. For the best of motives, he ever so gently nudges the country into an international conflict where it didn’t want to go.

Aired: 09/12/14 | Expires: | Runtime: 5m 54s

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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
Official Trailer 2

Fighters. Mavericks. Visionaries. Uncover their intimate history.

0:30
Director Ken Burns discusses The Roosevelts

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

1:30
Theodore Roosevelt: The Early Years

Theodore Roosevelt attends Harvard and meets Alice Lee. They marry in 1880.

3:26
Theodore Roosevelt: The Nobel Peace Prize

Theodore Roosevelt settles the Russo-Japanese War and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

3:49
President McKinley Assassinated

President McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.

3:05
February 14, 1901

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

3:20
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 1944 Campaign Speech

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

3:31