FDR
12/10/1994
5h
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
David McCullough
Narrator
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
James Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Geoffrey C. Ward
Self — Biographer
Curtis Roosevelt
Self — Grandson
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self — Biographer
Blanche Wiesen Cook
Self — Eleanor Roosevelt Biographer
Bronson Chanler
Self — Hudson Valley Neighbor
Edna Gurewitsch
Self — Roosevelt Family Friend
Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves
Self — Granddaughter
Grenville Clark
Self (archive footage)
James M. Cox
Self (archive footage)
Hugh Gallagher
Self — Biographer
Elmer Loftin
Self — Warm Springs Resident
Robert Fulton Copeland
Self — Warm Springs Resident
H. Stuart Raper
Self — Medical Director, Warm Springs Foundation
Janice Howe Raper
Self — Physical Therapist
Ben C. Fowler
Self — Warm Springs Resident
Alice Converse
Self — Physical Therapist
David Ginsburg
Self — FDR Administration
Alonzo Fields
Self — White House Butler
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage)
Thomas J. Walsh
Self (archive footage)
John Nance Garner
Self (archive footage)
Eli Ginzberg
Self — FDR Administration
William Leuchtenburg
Self — Historian
Chalmers Roberts
Self — Journalist
Lou Henry Hoover
Self (archive footage)
Robert R. Nathan
Self — FDR Administration
Alistair Cooke
Self — Journalist
Dick Powell
Self (archive footage)
Charles Coughlin
Self (archive footage)
Henry P. Fletcher
Self (archive footage)
Milton Lipson
Self — Secret Service
Walter Trohan
Self — Journalist
Dorothy Height
Self — National Council of Negro Women
Ann Cottrell Free
Self — Journalist
Charles Evans Hughes
Self (archive footage)
Frederick Van Nuys
Self (archive footage)
Samuel B. Pettengill
Self (archive footage)
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Robert Dallek
Self — Historian
Trude Lash
Self — Roosevelt Family Friend
Marian Anderson
Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self (archive footage)
Cordell Hull
Self (archive footage)
Te Ata
Self (archive footage)
Charles A. Lindbergh
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Mary Soames
Self — Winston Churchill's Daughter
George Elsey
Self — Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Howard G. Bruenn
Self — Cardiologist
Eleanor Roosevelt II
Self — Niece
Henry A. Wallace
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Harlan Fiske Stone
Self (archive footage)
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