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. By interviewing dozens of those who knew FDR or had chronicled his career, by uncovering rare and previously unseen footage of his public appearances and private life, and by weaving them together in a taut and compelling narrative beautifully read by David McCullough, writer/producer David Grubin presents the most complete account to date for Mr. Roosevelt. For this achievement, a Peabody Award was presented to David Grubin Productions and The American Experience for FDR.

Genres

Cast

David McCullough

Narrator

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

James Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Geoffrey C. Ward

Self — Biographer

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self — Biographer

Blanche Wiesen Cook

Self — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer

James M. Cox

Self (archive footage)

Herbert Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Thomas J. Walsh

Self (archive footage)

John Nance Garner

Self (archive footage)

Lou Henry Hoover

Self (archive footage)