FDR

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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.

Cast

D David McCulloughNarrator F Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage) E Eleanor RooseveltSelf (archive footage) J James RooseveltSelf (archive footage) G Geoffrey C. WardSelf — Biographer C Curtis RooseveltSelf — Grandson D Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf — Biographer B Blanche Wiesen CookSelf — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer B Bronson ChanlerSelf — Hudson Valley Neighbor E Edna GurewitschSelf — Roosevelt Family Friend E Eleanor Roosevelt SeagravesSelf — Granddaughter G Grenville ClarkSelf (archive footage)

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J James M. CoxSelf (archive footage) H Hugh GallagherSelf — Biographer E Elmer LoftinSelf — Warm Springs Resident R Robert Fulton CopelandSelf — Warm Springs Resident H H. Stuart RaperSelf — Medical Director, Warm Springs Foundation J Janice Howe RaperSelf — Physical Therapist B Ben C. FowlerSelf — Warm Springs Resident A Alice ConverseSelf — Physical Therapist D David GinsburgSelf — FDR Administration A Alonzo FieldsSelf — White House Butler H Herbert HooverSelf (archive footage) T Thomas J. WalshSelf (archive footage) J John Nance GarnerSelf (archive footage) E Eli GinzbergSelf — FDR Administration W William LeuchtenburgSelf — Historian C Chalmers RobertsSelf — Journalist L Lou Henry HooverSelf (archive footage) R Robert R. NathanSelf — FDR Administration A Alistair CookeSelf — Journalist D Dick PowellSelf (archive footage) C Charles CoughlinSelf (archive footage) H Henry P. FletcherSelf (archive footage) M Milton LipsonSelf — Secret Service W Walter TrohanSelf — Journalist D Dorothy HeightSelf — National Council of Negro Women A Ann Cottrell FreeSelf — Journalist C Charles Evans HughesSelf (archive footage) F Frederick Van NuysSelf (archive footage) S Samuel B. PettengillSelf (archive footage) A Arthur H. VandenbergSelf (archive footage) A Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) B Benito MussoliniSelf (archive footage) E Emperor Hirohito of JapanSelf (archive footage) R Robert DallekSelf — Historian T Trude LashSelf — Roosevelt Family Friend M Marian AndersonSelf (archive footage) K King George VI of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage) Q Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherSelf (archive footage) C Cordell HullSelf (archive footage) T Te AtaSelf (archive footage) C Charles A. LindberghSelf (archive footage) W Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage) M Mary SoamesSelf — Winston Churchill's Daughter G George ElseySelf — Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve J Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) H Howard G. BruennSelf — Cardiologist E Eleanor Roosevelt IISelf — Niece H Henry A. WallaceSelf (archive footage) H Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage) H Harlan Fiske StoneSelf (archive footage)