FDR A Presidency Revealed (2005)

For twelve years he stood as Americas 32nd President a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII From his legendary Fireside Chats to his sweeping New Deal Franklin Delano Roosevelt revolutionized the American way of life FDR A Presidency Revealed examines one of historys most compelling figures Inspired by his cousin Teddy Roosevelt Franklin D Roosevelt rose to the nations highest office during the depths of one of its darkest periods A man of few words he brought a nation together through his revolutionary Fireside Chats He introduced vast reforms like Social Security and work relief for the unemployed At the same time his administration hid a dark underbelly teeming with covert maneuvers spy rings and powerful enemies