American Experience

FDR, Pt. 1

Documentary · History

S7, E101: Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the first of two parts.

1994 · 1h 46m

Information

Released
1994
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
TV-PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 1994 WGBH Educational Foundation and David Grubin Productions, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.