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Franklin Roosevelt (overview)
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Elected in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a reassuring presence for many Americans through the trials of the Great Depression. Tom Brokaw is one of the commentators. This video will provide real life application for students with its real footage of... Franklin Roosevelt. (04:36)
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November 7, 2010 at 09:31 PM
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man elected four times as President of the United States. His legs paralyzed by polio, he led a crippled nation through the dark days of the Great Depression and World War II with eternal optimism and lifted the... spirits of millions of Americans, offering a "New Deal" to the American people, he forever changed the role of the Federal government and left a profound mark on the 20th century. (2 minutes)
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August 17, 2010 at 04:47 AM
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At the time America was going through its worst economic crisis, Franklin Delano Roosevelt seemed to offer a natural talent for leadership. This film shows how that charismatic quality appealed to the American public so much when America lacked direc...tion and vitality. The film also traces the steps Roosevelt took to create a larger federal bureaucracy than had ever existed. Henry Fonda narrates. (01:46)
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July 24, 2009 at 05:08 PM
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In 1937 when Elsie Parrish, a maid for the West Coast Hotels in Washington State, sued for back wages based upon the state minimum wage, her employer argued for “liberty of contract.” With the economic challenges of the Depression as a factor and in ...a true reversal from previous trends, the Supreme Court abandoned strict ideas regarding “free market” protectionism at the expense of individual workers and ruled on the side of Parrish. This video explores the Court’s evolution to accepting President Roosevelt’s New Deal and considering fair labor practices. (07:08)
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February 17, 2012 at 12:14 AM
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This full-length video is the first of a two-part biography series about the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The video briefs over his early life through his first Presidential campaign. It covers parts of Franklin Roosevelt's life up until WWII, incl...uding his painful battle against polio, his years as governor of New York, the Great Depression, and the triumphs of the New Deal. (48:00)
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January 12, 2013 at 05:20 PM
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In this video clip, learn more about how Franklin D. Roosevelt's political flexibility and charisma helped him tackle the challenges of his presidency, which consisted of the Great Depression and World War II. (03:21)
May 28, 2012 at 01:03 AM
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This Biography Channel full length video is the second of the two-part series on Franklin D. Roosevelt. The video briefs over his presidency from World War II until his death. It reviews his term as President during the cataclysmic war years and his ...international policies. At this death on April 12, 1945, a nation mourned for the man whose vision and faith led the country through a tumultuous period in history. (47:55)
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January 12, 2013 at 06:10 PM
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt was both a manor-born cousin of Teddy Roosevelt and a man of the people. He took office in 1933 and drafted the New Deal programs to help the country recover from the Great Depression. In this video clip, learn a brief... biography of the 32nd President of the United States. (04:56)
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October 17, 2012 at 01:24 PM
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Pictures with captions about important details from Franklin D. Roosevelt's life. Also includes a short clip from his speech about the attack of Pearl Harbor. (Amateur video) (03:10)
July 9, 2009 at 07:53 PM
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President Roosevelt helped lead the U.S. out of the great depression and through most of World War II until his death in 1945, not long after his re-election to his 4th term. A distant cousin to President Theodore Roosevelt, he was an ambitious and s...uccessful politician. He was able to conceal the effects of polio and his inability to walk under his own power. (00:47)
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November 8, 2011 at 11:39 PM
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