FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)

Name: FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)
Director: David Grubin
Released: 1992-10-12
Duration: 55 min
Cast: David McCullough, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, King George V of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

S7 E2 October 12, 1992 0h 55m

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Overview

In this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes office at the beginning of the Great Depression. Exhorting the nation to keep the faith, FDR utters his famous words: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."