FDR
October 11, 1994
1 season, 2 episodes
Documentary
Overview
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is one of the most revered and influential Americans of this century. The subject of hundreds of books and countless plays, films, and television programs, he has become an icon for an entire generation. Until this definitive 4-hour documentary based on two books by senior creative consultant and FDR biographer Geoffrey Ward, the personal motivations and physical and emotional trails that marked his life remained elusive.
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Cast
David McCullough
Narrator
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
James Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Geoffrey C. Ward
Self — BiographerC
Curtis Roosevelt
Self — Grandson
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self — Biographer
Blanche Wiesen Cook
Self — Eleanor Roosevelt BiographerB
Bronson Chanler
Self — Hudson Valley NeighborE
Edna Gurewitsch
Self — Roosevelt Family FriendE
Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves
Self — GranddaughterG
Grenville Clark
Self (archive footage)J
James M. Cox
Self (archive footage)H
Hugh Gallagher
Self — BiographerE
Elmer Loftin
Self — Warm Springs ResidentMore like this
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