Extras
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt all overcame adversity to achieve greatness.