The Storm (1920-1933)

Season 1 Episode 4

FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him. He spends seven years struggling without success to walk again, while Eleanor builds her own personal and political life of. FDR returns to politics in 1928 and acts with such vigor during the first years of the Great Depression that the Democrats nominate him for president.

AIR DATE 9/17/14

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About The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The lives of the three great Roosevelts — Teddy, Franklin and Eleanor — are captured in this series. Ken Burns and producer, Paul Barnes describe the lives and times of these three American icons who influenced 20th century American history more than perhaps any other family. Through wars, revolutions, depressions, movements, the three led the country through what was called America’s century. At times they had little in common but for one thing they always had in common . . . their ability, desire and conviction to lead.

Broadcast Dates

#104 - The Storm (1920-1933) |
Wednesday, Aug 6 at 3pm TPT 2
#104 - The Storm (1920-1933) |
Sunday, Aug 10 at 11am TPT 2
#105 - The Rising Road (1933-1939) |
Monday, Aug 11 at 7pm TPT 2
#105 - The Rising Road (1933-1939) |
Wednesday, Aug 13 at 2am TPT 2
#105 - The Rising Road (1933-1939) |
Saturday, Aug 16 at 7pm TPT LIFE

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